| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). |
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text file |
| Series |
The Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history
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Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history.
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| Note |
Published with assistance from the Annie Burr Lewis Fund and the Mary Cady Tew Memorial Fund. |
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Previously issued in print: 2016. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
An eye-opening biography of a woman at the intersection of three distinct cultures in colonial America. Born and raised in a New England garrison town, Esther Wheelwright (1696-1780) was captured by Wabanaki Indians at age seven. Among them, she became a Catholic and lived like any other young girl in the tribe. At age twelve, she was enrolled at a French-Canadian Ursuline convent, where she would spend the rest of her life, eventually becoming the order's only foreign-born mother superior. Among these three major cultures of colonial North America, Wheelwright's life was exceptional: border-crossing, multilingual, and multicultural. |
| Audience |
Specialized. |
| Contents |
Esther Wheelwright -- Mail among the Wabanaki -- Esther Anglaise -- Sister Marie-Joseph de l'Enfant Jésus -- Mother esther -- Esther Superior -- Esther Zelatrix. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Wheelwright, Esther, 1696-1780.
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Wheelwright, Esther, 1696-1780. |
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Ursulines de Québec.
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Ursulines de Québec. |
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Ursulines. |
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Nuns -- Québec (Province) -- Biography.
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Nuns. |
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Québec (Province) -- History -- 18th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1700-1799 |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Annie Burr Lewis Fund, associated with work.
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Mary Cady Tew Memorial Fund, associated with work.
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| Other Form: |
Print version : 9780300218213 |
| ISBN |
9780300224627 (ebook) |
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0300224621 |
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0300218214 |
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9780300218213 |
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