A review of a recently discovered cache of family letters providing a vivid picture of life on the Canadian frontier in the 1840's. An interesting commentary on some of the broader themes explored in the historiography of nineteenth century Canada. Written by Dr. M.R. Redclift, teacher of Rural Sociology at the University of London (Eng.), Wye College. Introduction by E.P. Laberge, Chairman, Publications Committee.
September 1989.
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Last Updated Date: | 02-21-2025 |
Author: | Dr. M.R.Redclift |
Copyright: | September 1989 |
Pages: | 22 pages |
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Historical Language Advisory : Pg 1, para 3 "...professional men...", pg 2, para 2 "...civilized Canada...Algonquin Country...", pg 2, para 2 "...lumbermen...", pg 2, para 3 "...between rival Irish and Canadian lumbermen...", pg 3, para 1 "...Irish had attempted to drive the French-Canadians out...", pg 3, para 1 "...choice of a marriage partner.", pg 3, para 1 " ...Catholic Englishmen are regarded as nondescript...for an Englishman is regarded to be a man of honour...", pg 3, para 2 "...peopled by savages...", pg3 para 2 "his patients...were regularly drunk...", pg 3, para 3 "...recent immigrants...", pg 4, para 1 "...a forest proletariat.", pg 4, para 2 " ...in England he would have still have been a nobody...", pg 4, para 3 "...forest proletariat...", pg 4, para 3 "...appeal to man's purely selfish instincts...", pg 5, para 2 "...bought from the Indians.", pg 5, para 2 "...farming does very well for a man who has a family...", pg 6, para 1 "...civilized lumberman..." pg 6, para 3 " ...professional man...", pg 6, para 3 " ...uncivilized Scotsman...", pg 7, para 1 discussed a humourous moment which may offend, pg 7, para 2 " ...bought off an Indian...", pg 7 para 2 "...white men...", pg 7, para 3 " ...stolen by Indians.", pg 7 para 3 "...the raftsmen...", pg 9, para "...medical man...", pg 10 para 1 "...from the raftsmen...Men fought...lumbermen...", pg 10 para 2 " ...an Indian came...", pg 10 para 2 "...savage old fellow...murdered a white man.", pg 11, para "...our magistrates are plain farmers who can just read and write decently...", pg 13, para 2 " ...lots of civilized girls.", pg 14, para 2 "...to an Indian camp...", pg 14, para 2 "...and his wife and eight children...", pg 14, para 3 "It takes a man..." |