The Other Quebec
Subtitle: Microhistorical Essays on Nineteenth-Century Religion and Society
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: June 19, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780802091000
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.'
Description: "In The Other Quebec, J.I. Little - one of the foremost scholars on the Eastern Townships and on rural society in Canada - assembles seven of his essays and one by Marguerite Van Die on this unique region into one volume." "The collection examines the role and influence of religion in the Eastern Townships. Little uses a microhistorical method, focusing on individuals who left behind informative and revealing diaries or personal letters, including those of a religious ecstatic, an Anglican clergyman, a genteel Englishwoman, and an entrepreneur."--Jacket.