A Yankee in Canada : with Anti-slavery and reform papers

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A Yankee in Canada : with Anti-slavery and reform papers

Description

Compilation of travelogue and political writings of American essayist and public thinker, Henry David Thoreau. Part one describes brief travels by train from Thoreau's Concord, Massachusetts home, through New Hampshire and Vermont, and into the province of Quebec. Originally published in 1866, "A Yankee in Canada" describes some Québec landmarks (Morenci, St. Anne, Québec City), French Canadian Catholics, and the author's attempts at communicating with the people around him. Part two presents writings on slavery, reform, and civil disobedience in the middle of the nineteenth century.

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Thoreau, Henry David

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Houghton, Mifflin and Company

Date

1892

Language

en

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19th century; Canada; New England

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ISBN

0837120446

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Num Pages

308

Place

Boston, Massachusetts

Publisher

Houghton, Mifflin and Company

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