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The backwoods of Canada: Being letters from the wife of an emigrant officer, illustrative of the domestic economy of British America. To which is appended an account of the country of the Oregon [Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland, 1802-1899]
Description
"At head of title: Canada and the Oregon. First published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, in The Library of Entertaining Knowledge, in 1836 and subsequently reprinted several times. 1846, the only issue with the Oregon section (ref. T.P.L. nos.1922-1926), which was also issued as a pamphlet (no.430), has a separate t.p.: The Oregon territory, consisting of a brief description of the country and its productions and of the habits and manners of the native Indian tribes, with a map of the territory. Mrs. Traill emigrated to Canada with her husband, a lieutenant in the 21st. Fusiliers, and made her home near Rice Lake, Upper Canada. The section on the Oregon was added to this printing because of public interest at that time."-- Strathern, G. M., & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 289.
Item Metadata
| Title |
The backwoods of Canada: Being letters from the wife of an emigrant officer, illustrative of the domestic economy of British America. To which is appended an account of the country of the Oregon
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| Alternate Title |
Canada and the Oregon ; The Oregon Territory, consisting of a brief description of the country and its productions; and the habits and manners of the Native Indian tribes. With a map of the territory
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| Publisher |
London : M. A. Nattali
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| Date Issued |
1846
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| Description |
"At head of title: Canada and the Oregon. First published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, in The Library of Entertaining Knowledge, in 1836 and subsequently reprinted several times. 1846, the only issue with the Oregon section (ref. T.P.L. nos.1922-1926), which was also issued as a pamphlet (no.430), has a separate t.p.: The Oregon territory, consisting of a brief description of the country and its productions and of the habits and manners of the native Indian tribes, with a map of the territory. Mrs. Traill emigrated to Canada with her husband, a lieutenant in the 21st. Fusiliers, and made her home near Rice Lake, Upper Canada. The section on the Oregon was added to this printing because of public interest at that time."-- Strathern, G. M., & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 289.
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| Extent |
viii, 351, 78, 2, 12 pages : frontispiece ; illustrations, maps, tables, advertisements ; 18 cm
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application/pdf
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Creator supplied from bibliographic reference: Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 288. Edition: [4th edition] Other Copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/184763849
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| Identifier |
FC3067.2 .T73 1846 A .1-2; II-0546
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| Source |
Source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3067.2 .T73 1846 A .1-2
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| Date Available |
2016-10-19
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.
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| Catalogue Record | |
| DOI |
10.14288/1.0320880
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