Roughing it in the bush; or, life in Canada (title page)
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Title
Roughing it in the bush; or, life in Canada (title page)
Subject
peuples autochtones; Indigenous peoples; voyages, Amérique du Nord; North America; Canada; 19e siècle; 19th century; exploration; femmes pionnières; women pioneers
Description
Transcription of text on title page: "Roughing it in the bush; / or, / life in Canada. / By Susan Moodie. / I sketch from nature, and the picture's true; / whate'er the subject, whether grave or gay, / painful experience in distant land / made it my own. / In two volumes. / Vol II. / London: / Richard Bentley, 8, New Burlington street, / publisher in ordinary to her majesty. / 1852."
This title page represents the book about a woman pioneer, Susan Moodie, in which she describes her family's’ emigration from England to Canada’s bush. She recounts many of her stories of her life in the bush, some of which relates to her interactions with the Indigenous peoples of the area.
This title page represents the book about a woman pioneer, Susan Moodie, in which she describes her family's’ emigration from England to Canada’s bush. She recounts many of her stories of her life in the bush, some of which relates to her interactions with the Indigenous peoples of the area.
Creator
Moodie, Susanna
Source
Carleton University, Carleton University Library, Archives and Research Collections, Rare Books.
Call Number: FC3068 .M63 1854 v.2.
Item catalogued by Joël Rivard, University of Ottawa.
Call Number: FC3068 .M63 1854 v.2.
Item catalogued by Joël Rivard, University of Ottawa.
Publisher
R. Bentley
Date
1852
Rights
Copyright © Carleton University Library, Archives and Research Collections.
Format
Title page; 20 x 13 cm (book)
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
UO-ISI6354-RAR-Moodie
Coverage
London, England
Citation
Moodie, Susanna, “Roughing it in the bush; or, life in Canada (title page),” Linking Culture(s), accessed May 19, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/linking-cultures/items/show/23.