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Roughing it in the Bush is the compelling true story of pioneer Susanna Moodie's experience immigrating to Canada with her sister, Catharine Parr Traill, in the 1830s. Moodie's narrative is a frank, sometimes humorous, portrayal of life in the Canadian wild, capturing the physical demands of homesteading and the complex personal relationships between settlers.Initially conceived as a "guide" for British subjects considering immigrating to Canada,...
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Roughing It in the Bush chronicles Susanna Moodie's harsh and often humorous experiences homesteading in the woods of Upper Canada. A frank and fascinating account of how one woman coped, not only with a new world, but with a new self, this unabridged text continues to justify the international sensation it caused when it was first published in 1852.
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Written as a continuation of her sensational 1852 text, Roughing it in the Bush, Susanna Moodie's Life in the Backwoods continues the narrative of her experience as a settler in mid-nineteenth century Upper Canada. By relating her own experiences and those of the community of pioneers also living in the harsh environment of the Canadian backwoods, Moodie creates a faithful portrait of the harsh life faced by settlers to the British Colony. Written...
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