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Second Sun : New and Selected Poems
Author: Tremblay, BillDate: 1985Publication: L'Epervier PressLanguage : enFind in a library: 11443258Poetry collection composed of new writings and other previously collected works featured in three of the writer's earlier publications: "Crying in the Cheap Seats" (1971), "The Anarchist Heart" (1977), and "Home Front" (1978). -
Under Canadian Skies : A French-Canadian Historical Romance
Author: Choquet, Joseph P.Date: 1922Publication: Oxford PressLanguage : enSource : Full textFind in a library: 6908693Novel of historical fiction depicting the Rebellion of 1837 in Canada. Philippe Champagne and Edouard Dumas are two young attorneys whose advocacy on behalf of Lower Canada carries them from Montréal to the Québec countryside, and from the Champagne family and their friends to some of the most notable political figures of the period. The spy, Mireau, who unsettles Lower Canada and threatens its rebellion. Shots fired and swordplay between peasant militia and advancing soldiers. Depictions of animosity between English and French Canadians. Written by a Rhode Island author, and introduced with a brief discussion of New England French speakers. -
Other Brief Discourses
Author: Paige, AbbyDate: 2013-01-00Publication: above/ground pressLanguage : enFind in a library: https://francolibrary.com/items/show/2125Book of poems from Vermont native and Ottawa writer and performer, Abby Paige. A sequence of writings on Samuel de Champlain's New France - through the lens of his modern returning. -
Other Brief Discourses
Author: Paige, AbbyDate: 2013-01-00Publication: above/ground pressLanguage : en/frBook of poems from Vermont native and Ottawa writer and performer, Abby Paige. A sequence of writings on Samuel de Champlain's New France - through the lens of his modern returning. -
Commemorating a Transnational Hero : The 1909 Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Discovery of Lake Champlain
Author: Beaudreau, SylvieDate: 2009-sum/fallLanguage : enSource : Full textFind in a library: 1773222Article describing and comparing American and Canadian commemorations of the 17th century French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, around Lake Champlain in 1908 and 1909. Champlain as a celebrated "transnational" figure, and the imagery associated with his accomplishments from either side of the USA/Canada border. Particular elements of the celebrations and their suggestions for political, social, and memorial climates of the time. Emphasis on understanding a United States claim to Champlain as national historic figure, and the tercentenary celebration as an American and Canadian reconciliation. Local justification for celebration in New York and VermontTags Burlington VT, Canada, Crown Point NY, England, Exploration and Colonization, Fort Ticonderoga NY, France, Iroquois, Isle LaMotte VT, Lake Champlain VT, New York, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Geography, Nonfiction -- Government and Politics, Nonfiction -- History -- French in North America, Nonfiction -- Travel and Tourism, Plattsburgh NY, Québec, Québec QC, Saranac River Valley, Swanton VT, United States, Vergennes VT, Vermont, War -
Under Canadian Skies : A French-Canadian Historical Romance
Author: Choquet, Joseph P.Date: 1922Publication: Oxford PressLanguage : enSource : Full textFind in a library: 6908693Novel of historical fiction depicting the Rebellion of 1837 in Canada. Philippe Champagne and Edouard Dumas are two young attorneys whose advocacy on behalf of Lower Canada carries them from Montréal to the Québec countryside, and from the Champagne family and their friends to some of the most notable political figures of the period. The spy, Mireau, who unsettles Lower Canada and threatens its rebellion. Shots fired and swordplay between peasant militia and advancing soldiers. Depictions of animosity between English and French Canadians. Written by a Rhode Island author, and introduced with a brief discussion of New England French speakers. -
Second Sun : New and Selected Poems
Author: Tremblay, BillDate: 1985Publication: L'Epervier PressPoetry collection composed of new writings and other previously collected works featured in three of the writer's earlier publications: "Crying in the Cheap Seats" (1971), "The Anarchist Heart" (1977), and "Home Front" (1978).