Famous Firesides of French Canada
Famous Firesides of French Canada

Author: Mary Alloway

Publisher:

Published: 2016-12-19

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9781541195608

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Excerpt from Famous Firesides of French Canada In offering this little volume to the kind consideration of Canadian and American readers, it is the earnest wish of the Author that it may commend itself to the interest of both, as the early histories of Canada and the United States are so closely connected that they may be considered identical. We have tried to recall the days when, by these firesides, were rocked the cradles of those who helped to make Canadian history, and to render more familiar the names and deeds of the great men, French, English and American, upon whose valour and wisdom such mighty issues depended. The recital is, we trust, wholly impartial and without prejudice.Ch�teau de Ramezay 19Heroes of the Past 30Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Victoire 51Le S�minaire 56Cathedrals and Cloisters 58Massacre of Lachine 82Ch�teau de Vaudreuil 95Battle of the Plains 103Canada under English Rule 125American Invasion 144The Continental Army in Canada 155Fur Kings 192Interesting Sites 199Famous Names 203Echoes from the Past 212

The Feminine Gaze
The Feminine Gaze

Author: Anne Innis Dagg

Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 088920845X

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Many Canadian women fiction writers have become justifiably famous. But what about women who have written non-fiction? When Anne Innis Dagg set out on a personal quest to make such non-fiction authors better known, she expected to find just a few dozen. To her delight, she unearthed 473 writers who have produced over 674 books. These women describe not only their country and its inhabitants, but a remarkable variety of other subjects: from the story of transportation to the legacy of Canadian missionary activity around the world. While most of the writers lived in what is now Canada, other authors were British or American travellers who visited Canada throughout the years and reported on what they found here. This compendium has brief biographies of all these women, short descriptions of their books, and a comprehensive index of their books’ subject matters. The Feminine Gaze: A Canadian Compendium of Non-Fiction Women Authors and Their Books, 1836-1945 will be an invaluable research tool for women’s studies and for all who wish to supplement the male gaze on Canada’s past.