A Yankee in Canada
By: Henry David Thoreau ; foreword by Richard F. Fleck
Contributors: Fleck, Richard F., 1937-
Series: Literary naturalist series; Literary naturalist series
Publisher: WestWinds Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9780882409221
Subjects: Social life and customs; Travel; Americans; Description and travel; History
Description: In the fall of 1850 Henry David Thoreau embarked upon an excursion into the French-Canadian province of Quebec, with stops in Montreal and Quebec City. His reactions to the foreign country are mixed and ambivalent: he is critical of Canada's Old World Catholicism, feudalism, and an alien British military presence while most of his references to America and Americans are favorable. But if one looks closely, positive reactions to Canadian society and negative reactions to American society do exist within the essay. A Yankee in Canada is a study in paradox, the paradox being due to a man stunned by his only international experience. Unlike the many facsimile reproductions available, this edition features a modern design that enhances readability.--Adapted from publisher's description.
Notes: "First published by Ticknor and Fields, Boston, 1866. Published with it in the same volume were Thoreau's collected Antislavery and Reform Papers"--Title page verso.
Table of contents: title: Concord to Montreal; title: Quebec and Montmorenci; title: St. Anne; title: The walls of Quebec; title: The scenery of Quebec and the River St. Lawrence.