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In due season /
First published in 1947, "In Due Season" broke new ground in its fictional representation of women and of Indigenous people. Set during the dustbowl 1930s, this novel follows Lina Ashley, a determined solo female homesteader who takes her family from drought-ridden southern Alberta to a ne...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Waterloo, Ontario, Canada :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press,
[2016]
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| Colección: | Early Canadian literature series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | First published in 1947, "In Due Season" broke new ground in its fictional representation of women and of Indigenous people. Set during the dustbowl 1930s, this novel follows Lina Ashley, a determined solo female homesteader who takes her family from drought-ridden southern Alberta to a new life in the Peace River region. Here her daughter Poppy grows up in a community characterized by harmonious interactions between the local Métis and newly arrived European settlers. Still, there is tension between mother and daughter when Poppy becomes involved with a Métis lover. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 354 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-354). |
| ISBN: | 177112072X 9781771120722 9781771120739 1771120738 |