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.

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.

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 November 12, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/linking-cultures/items/show/23.

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