Author: William WoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Québec (Province)
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
The Storied Province of Quebec
Author: William WoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Québec (Province)
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Le province de Quebec
Author: André BeaulieuPublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442633425
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 639
Book Description
There is no doubt that local and regional history, considered by many as a kind of minor historical study, has a pressing need for a systematic inventory of its resources. This collection shows the durability, the vividness, and the astonishing productivity of a sector of history which is the stronghold of the history-lover rather than the professional historian. The nature and content of each book determines its selection. For each book included, the compilers have weighed its contribution to local history and regional history rather than the style in which it is written—narrative, memoir, descriptive study, or novel. It is this criterion of selection that has permitted the retention of several general histories of a varied nature—Bouchette, Charlevoix, Nicholas Denys, La Potherie, Lescarbot, Hanotaux, Sulte, etc.— where local and regional life takes on a major importance for reasons of order in history, method, or quite simply because local life is the principal object of the study itself. The editors have also retained certain works—those of George W. Brown, Arthur Buies, George M. Grant, Blodwen Davies, etc.—because they are primarily descriptive and contain numerous elements in which local history blends with the manners and customs of the inhabitants of certain regions. This bibliography is designed primarily for historiographers who have until now paid little attention to local, regional, or parochial history. It will also be invaluable for librarians who suffer from the numerous difficulties involved in the classification of such works. Since 1950, all works published in Canada are, by virtue of the book deposit law, provided to the National Library of Canada, and recorded in Canadiana.
Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present
Author: Sir J. M. Le MoinePublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
This aims to provide a complete history of Quebec City, Canada. It provides new and interesting details about the city's history, including the location of Samuel de Champlain's settlement in 1608, and offers insights into various sights, objects, edifices, city gates, and other improvements, both ancient and modern. The book is a repository of historical, topographical, legendary, industrial, and antiquarian lore, gathered from sources that are difficult to access for the general reader. It is a faithful mirror of the past and an authentic record of the present moment at the time that it was written.
Kamouraska
Author: Anne HébertPublisher: House of Anansi
ISBN: 1770892680
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
A classic of Canadian literature by the great Quebecoise writer, Kamouraska is based on a real nineteenth-century love-triangle in rural Quebec. It paints a poetic and terrifying tableau of the life of Elisabeth d'Aulnieres: her marriage to Antoine Tassy, squire of Kamouraska; his violent murder; and her passion for George Nelson, an American doctor. Passionate and evocative, Kamouraska is the timeless story of one woman's destructive commitment to an ideal love. Translated into seven languages, Kamouraska won the Paris book prize and was made into a landmark feature film by Claude Jutra. This edition features a brilliant new introduction by Noah Richler.
History of Quebec For Dummies
Author: Éric BédardPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118439740
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Grasp the unique history of Quebec? Easy. Packing in equal parts fun and facts, History of Quebec For Dummies is an engaging and entertaining guide to the history of Canada's second-largest province, covering the conflicts, cultures, ideas, politics, and social changes that have shaped Quebec as we know it today. "My country isn't a country, it is winter!" sings the poet Gilles Vigneault . . . Indeed, Quebec is winter, snow, cold, and freezing winds. It is also the majestic river Saint-Laurent and its numerous confluences across America. It is vast, dense forests, countless lakes, magnificent landscapes of Saguenay, Charlevoix, Côte-Nord, or Gaspésie. Quebec is also the "old capital" perched on the Cape Diamond facing the sea. It is Montreal, the first French city of North America, the creative and innovative metropolis, junction for different cultures and heart of a nation yearning to belong to the world's history. History of Quebec For Dummies tells Quebec's fascinating story from the early fifteen hundreds to the present, highlighting the culture, language, and traditions of Canada's second-largest province. Serves as the ideal starting place to learn about Quebec Covers the latest, up-to-the-minute findings in historical research Explores the conflicts, cultures, ideas, politics, and social changes in Quebec Lifelong learners and history buffs looking for a fun-yet-factual introduction to the grand scope of Quebec history will find everything they need in History of Quebec For Dummies.
A People's History of Quebec
Author: Jacques LacoursièrePublisher:
ISBN: 9780981240503
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Revealing a little-known part of North American history, this lively guide tells the fascinating tale of the settlement of the St. Lawrence Valley. It also tells of the Montreal and Quebec-based explorers and traders who traveled, mapped, and inhabited a very large part of North America, and "embrothered the peoples" they met, as Jack Kerouac wrote.Connecting everyday life to the events that emerged as historical turning points in the life of a people, this book sheds new light on Quebec's 450-year history--and on the historical forces that lie behind its two recent efforts to gain independence.
The Architecture of Andrew Thomas Taylor
Author: Susan W. WaggPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773541187
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
How Andrew Thomas Taylor advanced the quality of architecture in Canada.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography / Dictionaire Biographique Du Canada
Author: Francess G. HalpennyPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780802034601
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1346
Book Description
These biographies of Canadians are arranged chronologically by date of death. Entries in each volume are listed alphabetically, with bibliographies of source material and an index to names.
The Canadian Magazine
Author: Quebec City
Author: A. J. H. RichardsonPublisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 1772824038
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
This volume contains biographies of over four hundred architects, artisans and builders who worked in Quebec during the first three centuries of the town’s existence. Detailed descriptions of their works, as well as numerous illustrations, help paint a broad picture of building in Quebec.