UID:
edocfu_9958353120202883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781442680074
Content:
Drawing on family correspondence, Jean Barman offers a new interpretation of early settlement across Canada in the stories of two young sisters from Pictou County, Nova Scotia, who took the train west to British Columbia in 1886.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Chapter One. Sojourning Sisters --
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Chapter Two. Pictou County Origins --
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Chapter Three. Nova Scotia to British Columbia --
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Chapter Four. Sisterhood's Bonds --
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Chapter Five. Taking a Chance on Love --
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Chapter Six. Domesticating Everyday Life --
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Chapter Seven. Daughterhood's Obligations --
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Chapter Eight. Enduring Bonds of Sisterhood --
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Chapter Nine. Annie on the Frontier --
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Chapter Ten. Jessie in Charge --
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Chapter Eleven. Sisters Full Circle --
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Chapter Twelve. Reflections --
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Chronology --
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Notes --
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Illustration Credits --
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Index
Language:
English
DOI:
10.3138/9781442680074
URL:
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442680074
