Title: Canada, a portrait in letters, 1800-2000 /
Authors: Gray, Charlotte,
Date: 2003
Publisher: Doubleday Canada,
Physical description: 536 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: F
Abstract: "In Canada: A Portrait in Letters, renowned biographer and popular historian Charlotte Gray weaves together more than two hundred letters written by Canadians, both famous and ordinary. These priceless documents are accompanied by a visual narrative of one hundred illustrations, including maps, sketches, and photographs. Adding her own notes and commentary, Gray creates a captivating portrait of a country, rich in diversity and hope, once a backwater of the British Empire, that has matured to take its place among the world's cultural and economic leaders."--Pub. desc.
Contents: Introduction -- Part 1.A surge of settlers 1800-1850 -- Part 2.A nation takes shape 1850-1900 -- Part 3.A half century of battles -- Part 4.Hurtling towards the millennium.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Canada--Biography.; Canada--History--Sources.; Canada--Social life and customs--Sources.; Canadian letters.