The metamorphoses of landscape and community in early Quebec
By: Colin M. Coates.
Series: Studies on the history of Quebec
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Montréal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: Land settlement patterns -- Québec (Province) -- History.; Nationalism -- Québec (Province) -- History -- 19th century.; Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France)
Description: "Drawing on maps by explorers and surveyors, correspondence documenting the conflict between a backwoods priest and his parishioners, a gentlewoman's sketchbook, and the documents of a bitter court case between a seigneur's wife and a local priest, Colin Coates illuminates the tensions and values of a rural community."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-223) and index.