The Other Quebec
Subtitle: Microhistorical Essays on Nineteenth-Century Religion and Society
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: June 5, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780802093974
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Religion & Beliefs; Social history; World history: c 1750 to c 1900; c 1800 to c 1900; History - General History; History; History: World; Canada; Canada - General; Essays; History / Canada; 19e siáecle; 19th century; Canadiens anglais; Cantons de l'Est; Eastern Townships (Quâebec); Histoire; Quâebec (Province); Religion; Social life and customs
First sentence: On a September afternoon in 1809 Ralph Merry lay peering upwards through the smoke hole in the roof of a log cabin when he saw 'the appearance of a man in the sky with blood streaming from him, and it seemed as though I saw him with my natural sight, but probably it was only a verry strong mental view presented through the medium of powerful faith.'