The Backwoods of CanadaThe toils, troubles, and satisfactions of pioneer life are recorded with charm and vivacity in this portrayal of pioneer life by Catharine Parr Traill, who, like her sister Susanna Moodie, left the comforts of genteel English society for the rigours of a new, young land. |
Contents
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Letter v | 59 |
Letter vi | 78 |
Letter VII | 100 |
Letter VIII | 114 |
Letter IX | 123 |
Letter X | 137 |
Letter XIII | 180 |
Letter XIV | 204 |
Letter XV | 224 |
Letter XVI | 250 |
Letter XVII | 262 |
Letter XVIII | 270 |
Appendix | 277 |
Appendix B | 287 |
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