Habitant Customs

Author : Mary Alice Downie,Barbara Robertson,Elizabeth Jane Errington,Friederike Charlotte Louise von Massow
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-18
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781459734715

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Habitant Customs by Mary Alice Downie,Barbara Robertson,Elizabeth Jane Errington,Friederike Charlotte Louise von Massow Pdf

This selection of writings by twenty-nine women, known and unknown, professional and amateur, presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, from the Maritimes to British Columbia and the Far North. There is a range of voices from high-born wives of governors general, to an Icelandic immigrant and a fisherman’s wife in Labrador. A Loyalist wife and mother describes the first hard weather in New Brunswick, a seasick nun tells of a dangerous voyage out from France, a famous children’s writer writes home about the fun of canoeing, and a German general’s wife describes habitant customs. All demonstrate how women’s experiences not only shared, but helped shape this new country.

Author : Allan Greer
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1985-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442658431

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Peasant, Lord, and Merchant by Allan Greer Pdf

Rural life in pre-industrial Quebec was essentially organized around a feudal society. Allan Greer takes a close look at the at society and its economy in three parishes in Lower Richelieu valley – Sorel, St Ours, and St Denis – from 1740 to 1840. He finds a pronounced pattern of household self-sufficiency; as in other peasant societies, the habitants lived mainly from produce grown throught their own efforts on their own lands. How the family-based economy operated and how the household was reproduced over the generations through marriage, birth, inheritance, and colonization, together form a major focus of this study.

Author : Mary Alice Downie,Barbara Robertson,Elizabeth Jane Errington
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781554887699

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Early Voices by Mary Alice Downie,Barbara Robertson,Elizabeth Jane Errington Pdf

This selection of writings by 29 Canadian women presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, and a range of voices from high-born wives of governors general to a fishermans wife in Labrador. All of which demonstrate how womens experiences helped shape this country.

Author : Jacqueline Lessard Finn
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781483473420

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From Habitants to Immigrants: The Sansoucys, the Harpins, and the Potvins by Jacqueline Lessard Finn Pdf

From Habitants to Immigrants: The Sansoucys, the Harpins, and the Potvins, is the story of three French Canadian families, from the forays of the Carignan Salières Regiment in1665-66, to settlement in the Canadian wilderness, dependence on a family economy, the pain of epidemics and war, the loss of French Canada, the ensuing cultural conflicts, the end of available farmland, and finally, emigration to the mill towns of Massachusetts and the creation of a Franco-American diaspora across the United States. The chronicle of the Sansoucy, Harpin, and Potvin families reveals the strength of French Canadian families, parishes, and communities, their sorrows, limitations and joys. It is the story of generations of oppressed but resilient people in the context of the social, economic and political events of their times, their emigration and eventual assimilation as industrious and patriotic American citizens. The book contains oral histories, family letters, and photographs.

Author : John Walker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 988 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1818
Category : English language
ISBN : HARVARD:HW1ZOL

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A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language by John Walker Pdf

Author : John Boyd
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:4064066372057

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Sir George Étienne Cartier, Bart.--His Life and Times by John Boyd Pdf

This is a concise and insightful political history of Canada from 1814 to 1873. The book delves into the influential life of Sir George Etienne Cartier, illuminating key events and shaping Canada's development during this transformative period.

Author : William H. New,William Herbert New
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0773525971

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A History of Canadian Literature by William H. New,William Herbert New Pdf

"New offers an unconventionally structured overview of Canadian literature, from Native American mythologies to contemporary texts." Publishers Weekly A History of Canadian Literature looks at the work of writers and the social and cultural contexts that helped shape their preoccupations and direct their choice of literary form. W.H. New explains how – from early records of oral tales to the writing strategies of the early twenty-first century – writer, reader, literature, and society are interrelated. New discusses both Aboriginal and European mythologies, looking at pre-Contact narratives and also at the way Contact experience altered hierarchies of literary value. He then considers representations of the "real," whether in documentary, fantasy, or satire; historical romance and the social construction of Nature and State; and ironic subversions of power, the politics of cultural form, and the relevance of the media to a representation of community standard and individual voice. New suggests some ways in which writers of the later twentieth century codified such issues as history, gender, ethnicity, and literary technique itself. In this second edition, he adds a lengthy chapter that considers how writers at the turn of the twenty-first century have reimagined their society and their roles within it, and an expanded chronology and bibliography. Some of these writers have spoken from and about various social margins (dealing with issues of race, status, ethnicity, and sexuality), some have sought emotional understanding through strategies of history and memory, some have addressed environmental concerns, and some have reconstructed the world by writing across genres and across different media. All genres are represented, with examples chosen primarily, but not exclusively, from anglophone and francophone texts. A chronology, plates, and a series of tables supplement the commentary.

Author : Marc Egnal Professor of History York University
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1996-06-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780195356878

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Divergent Paths : How Culture and Institutions Have Shaped North American Growth by Marc Egnal Professor of History York University Pdf

Why are some countries without an apparent abundance of natural resources, such as Japan, economic success stories, while other languish in the doldrums of slow growth. In this comprehensive look at North American economic history, Marc Egnal argues that culture and institutions play an integral role in determining economic outcome. He focuses his examination on the eight colonies of the North, five colonies of the South (which together made up the original thirteen states), and French Canada. Using census data, diaries, travelers' accounts, and current scholarship, Egnal systematically explores how institutions (such as slavery in the South and the seigneurial system in French Canada) and cultural arenas (such as religion, literacy, entrepreneurial spirit, and intellectual activity) influenced development. He seeks to answer why three societies with similar standards of living in 1750 became so dissimilar in development. By the mid-nineteenth century, the northern states had surged ahead in growth, and this gap continued to widen into the twentieth century. Egnal argues that culture and institutions allowed this growth in the North, not resources or government policies. Both the South and French Canada stressed hierarchy and social order more than the drive for wealth. Rarely have such parallels been drawn between these two societies. Complete numerous helpful appendices, figures, tables, and maps, Divergent Paths is a rich source of unique perspectives on economic development with strong implications for emerging societies.

Author : Robert ELLIS (of the Custom-house, London.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1826
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0020144661

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The Laws of the Customs and Excise, digested into a practical form for the use of the Merchant, as well as the Officer of Revenue ... to Oct. 10th, 1823 by Robert ELLIS (of the Custom-house, London.) Pdf

Author : Mackenzie Edward Charles Walcott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Kent (England)
ISBN : NLS:B000080817

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A guide to the coast of Kent by Mackenzie Edward Charles Walcott Pdf

Author : J. Little
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1991-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773562714

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Crofters and Habitants by J. Little Pdf

The two groups arrived in Winslow Township in the middle of the nineteenth century, when modern state bureaucracy was just developing in Lower Canada (Quebec). Little was therefore able to examine a wealth of material from the departments responsible for crown lands, public works, and education as well as comprehensive data from the registry offices and manuscript census reports. This state-generated material, as well as a rich collection of Catholic and Presbyterian church records and documents from Scotland, provides the basis for a detailed analysis of society, economy, and culture in one isolated pocket of colonization. Little focuses on settlement patterns, population expansion and mobility, family structure and inheritance, farm production and labour, the role played by local merchants and millers, and the cultural significance of religion and education. He documents the differences which can be traced to ethnic origin but emphasizes the many similarities which characterized the adjustment of the two groups. Economic development in this geographical area was severely restricted by thin soil, rugged topography, and a brutally short growing season, coupled with the government's favouritism towards monopolistic lumber companies. Two viable communities did, nevertheless, take root, each drawing heavily on traditional cultural values and a history of economic resourcefulness in order to survive in an era of emerging industrial capitalism.

Author : Louise Dechêne
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1993-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773561724

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Habitants and Merchants in Seventeenth-Century Montreal by Louise Dechêne Pdf

Dechêne's work, when first published, constituted a major milestone in the development of methodology and use of sources. Her systematic examination of difficult and massive documentary collections blazed a number of new trails for other researchers. Her judicious blending of numerical data and "qualitative" findings makes this book one of the rare examples of "new history" that avoids the extremes of statistical abstraction and anecdotal antiquarianism. Habitants and Merchants in Seventeenth-Century Montreal won the Governor-General's Award and the Garneau Medal from the Canadian Historical Association when it first appeared in French.

Author : Sylvie Dépatie,Catherine Desbarats
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1998-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773567023

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Vingt ans apres, Habitants et marchands by Sylvie Dépatie,Catherine Desbarats Pdf

Habitants et marchands, Twenty Years Later includes eleven essays, seven of which are in French, that highlight current research in Quebec studies. Danielle Gauvreau, Dale Miquelon, and Louis Michel survey recent developments on population, merchants, and rural society respectively. Allan Greer studies Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Amerindian to be beatified. William Wicken analyses relations between Mi'kmaq and Acadians. Bruce White and Thomas Wien examine the fur trade, with White focusing on the Lake Superior region and Wien on the St Lawrence Valley. Catherine Desbarats looks at the role of the state as a buyer of goods and services in Canada. Mario Lalancette and Alan M. Stewart study the evolution of Montreal's urban geography in the seventeenth century. Geneviève Postolec analyses matrimonial practices at Neuville, and Sylvie Dépatie examines the urban and peri-urban countryside in Montreal's gardens and orchards. The collection offers valuable perspectives on both the history of New France and the socio-economic history of colonial societies.

Author : Nicole Neatby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773554962

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From Old Quebec to la Belle Province by Nicole Neatby Pdf

Making sense of why Quebec changed its tourism marketing brands leading up to Expo 67 and shifting travel writers' reactions to the province.

Author : John Boyd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Canada
ISBN : UOM:39015070267748

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Sir George Etienne Cartier, Bart by John Boyd Pdf