Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 169 pages) : illustrations |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-165) and index. |
Summary |
"Eric Ross uses his fictional character, Ian Alexander Bell Robertson, to recount the story of life in the Canadas during 1841. ... Throughout the book, Ross has interspersed snippets of information and illustrations to supplement Robertson's writings. Scrupulously researched and easily accessible, Full of Hope and Promise will interest anyone wishing to know more about everyday life in Upper and Lower Canada at the time of the 1841 Union."--Jacket. |
Contents |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""One: Two Peoples, One Country""; ""Two: The Rage of Emigration""; ""Three: The Annihilation of Space and Time""; ""Four: The Spirit of Improvement""; ""Five: Diversions""; ""Six: Immigrants, Optimism, and Future Prospects""; ""Afterword""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W"" |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Canada -- Description and travel.
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Canada. |
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Québec (Québec) -- Description and travel.
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Québec -- Québec. |
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Québec (Québec) -- Civilization.
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Civilization. |
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Québec (Québec) -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
Indexed Term |
English fiction |
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Canada |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Fiction.
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Fiction.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Ross, Eric. Full of hope and promise. Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill Queen's University Press, ©1991 0773508554 (DLC) 93114364 (OCoLC)30739677 |
ISBN |
9780773563056 (electronic book) |
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0773563059 (electronic book) |
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0773508554 |
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9780773508552 |
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