Nellie McClung : : The Complete Autobiography / / Veronica Strong-Boag, The Estate of Michelle Rosa.

Nellie Letitia McClung (1873-1951) is recognized as a key figure in Canadian history as well as Canadian literature. Her two-volume autobiography provides a remarkable and very readable account of a truly extraordinary life. McClung is best known for her involvement in the 1929 "Person's C...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2020]
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Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (544 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Nellie McClung
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: "Some Small Legacy of Truth"
  • Bibliography
  • Clearing in the West
  • Chapter 1. The Youngest of Six
  • Chapter 2. The Family
  • Chapter 3. The House and the People
  • Chapter 4. Echoes from the West
  • Chapter 5. The Decision
  • Chapter 6. We Arrive
  • Chapter 7. On the Trail
  • Chapter 8. Companions on the Way
  • Chapter 9. The First Winter
  • Chapter 10. Spring Came at Last, Bringing Neighbours
  • Chapter 11. The Henhouse Door
  • Chapter 12. Social Activities
  • Chapter 13. The Church and the School
  • Chapter 14. Picnics
  • Chapter 15. The Way of the Transgressor
  • Chapter 16. Men and Machines
  • Chapter 17. Limitations
  • Chapter 18. Retribution
  • Chapter 19. My First Sight of Brandon
  • Chapter 20. Christmas Day
  • Chapter 21. A Visit from the Teacher
  • Chapter 22. Trouble in the North West
  • Chapter 23. The Tragic Ending
  • Chapter 24. The Dramateurs
  • Chapter 25. The Party
  • Chapter 26. The Family Is Extended
  • Chapter 27. Hands Across the Sea
  • Chapter 28. The First Sorrow
  • Chapter 29. When the Door Opened
  • Chapter 30. Winnipeg in 1889
  • Chapter 31. My First School
  • Chapter 32. Winds of the World
  • Chapter 33. Raw Material
  • Chapter 34. The Young Evangelists
  • Chapter 35. I Saw E. Cora Hind
  • Chapter 36. My First Political Meeting
  • Chapter 37. Manitou
  • Chapter 38. Summer Holidays
  • Chapter 39. In Which the First Part of My Life Ends
  • Chapter 40. Life Goes On, No Matter Who Dies
  • Chapter 41. Treherne
  • Chapter 42. The Royal Visit
  • Chapter 43. The Farm in 1895
  • Chapter 44. Commencement
  • The Stream Runs Fast
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Manitou-1896
  • Chapter 2. Humble Beginnings
  • Chapter 3. Genesis
  • Chapter 4. The Family
  • Chapter 5. Town Hall Tonight
  • Chapter 6. Social Life
  • Chapter 7. The Winds of the World
  • Chapter 8. Strong Women
  • Chapter 9. The Flavour of a Hymn
  • Chapter 10. My First Story
  • Chapter 11. The First House
  • Chapter 12. The First Move
  • Chapter 13. A Gentleman of the Old School
  • Chapter 14. "The Women's Parliament"
  • Chapter 15. The Campaign
  • Chapter 16. The War
  • Chapter 17. Westward We Go!
  • Chapter 18. We Take the Bitter with the Sweet
  • Chapter 19. New Places and People
  • Chapter 20. Alberta Politics
  • Chapter 21. Singing Up the Hill
  • Chapter 22. The Glad Day
  • Chapter 23. The Prairie Pilgrim
  • Chapter 24. Family Matters
  • Chapter 25. Up to London
  • Chapter 26. On the Writing of Books
  • Chapter 27. The Middle Years
  • Chapter 28. Travellers' Joy
  • Chapter 29. Nova Scotia
  • Chapter 30. The League of Nations, 1938
  • Chapter 31. The Way of Words
  • Chapter 32. Conclusion