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On the frontier : letters from the Canadian West in the 1880s  Cover Image Book Book

On the frontier : letters from the Canadian West in the 1880s / William Wallace ; edited by Ken S. Coates and Bill Morrison.

Summary:

"First published more than twenty years ago as My Dear Maggie, this new edition of William Wallace's letters home to England provides rare documentation of the earliest days of settlement in the West. The correspondence conveys a sense of unspoken courage--the courage that was needed to make a fresh start in a strange new land."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780889774087 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: xxxii, 311 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Regina, Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, c2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:
A republication of "My dear Maggie--" published in Regina by Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, 1991. With new cover, layout, introduction and front matter.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Preface -- Introduction -- 1881 -- 1882 -- 1883 -- 1884 -- 1885 -- Epilogue.
Subject: Wallace, William, active 1881-1886 > Correspondence.
Wallace, Maggie, active 1881-1886 > Correspondence.
Pioneers > Manitoba > Correspondence.
Immigrants > Manitoba > Correspondence.
Frontier and pioneer life > Manitoba.
Manitoba > Social life and customs.
Manitoba > Description and travel > 1871-1900.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Legislative Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Legislative Library, Vaughan Street CT 1 Wallace, William Wal 2015 (Text) 36970100190901 General Collection Volume hold Available -


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