St. Lawrence

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-544955-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 324 g

Vast watercourse, boundary, and the gateway to North America-the St. Lawrence River has been an integral player in the formation of Canada as we know it today. But as writer and naturalist Henry Beston reminds us, this great passageway carries much more than historical significance to the wildlife of its waters and banks. Travelling along the river more than 70 years ago, Beston expertly observed its natural environment as he researched the greatest survey of the land and its people that had yet been written.

Illustrated with sketches from the Group of Seven's A.Y. Jackson, The St. Lawrence quickly became one of the most beloved titles in the Rivers of America series when it was first published in 1942. The Wynford edition restores to print this classic work of non-fiction, with a new introduction by Beston's biographer, Daniel Payne, to situate the book within its historical context for the modern reader.

Zielgruppe

The reissue of this classic work will be of interest to readers of Canadian history in general, and Quebec history in particular. Those with a perennial interest in Canadian art will look to the original sketches by the Group of Seven's A.Y. Jackson. In addition, the author's naturalist perspective will appeal to those concerned with Canada's geography and our natural environment.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beston, Henry

Payne, Daniel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Limnologie (Süßwasser)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction to the Wynford Edition

- Preface

- I. Ontario to Montreal

- 1: Arrival to New France

- 2: The City on the Rock

- 3: The American Captives

- 4: The Great Siege from the French Side of the Lines

- 5: The Golden Age of the Canoe

- 6: Old French Canada

- II. Montreal to Quebec

- 7: Legends for a Winter Night

- 8: "Le Pulp"

- 9: Sunday on the River

- 10: A Pause by the Current

- 11: Episode on the Côte Nord

- III. Quebec to the Sea

- 12: St. Lawrence Sky

- 13: Wild Life on the Stream

- 14: Small Birds to the North

- 15: Indian Pilgrimage

- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Beston, Henry
Henry Beston (1888-1968) was a beloved American naturalist and author. He was a prolific writer of fiction, non-fiction, essays, poetry, and fairy tales for children. The Outermost House, his best-known book, was first published in 1925 and is today considered a classic work of American naturalist writing.

Payne, Daniel
Daniel Payne is associate professor in the Department of English at the State University of New York-Oneonta. Currently writing the authorized critical biography of Henry Beston, he has contributed the new introduction to the Wynford edition of The St. Lawrence.

Henry Beston (1888-1968) was a beloved American naturalist and author. He was a prolific writer of fiction, non-fiction, essays, poetry, and fairy tales for children. The Outermost House, his best-known book, was first published in 1925 and is today considered a classic work of American naturalist writing.