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The Ladies, the Gwich'in, and the Rat: Travels on the Athabasca, Mackenzie, Rat, Porcupine, and Yukon Rivers in 1926
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Product Description
In 1926, two British women came from Cornwall to Edmonton and travelled through northern Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon by rail, sternwheeler, and canoe. For the women, it was a liberating experience, yet Vyvyan's narrative, supported by MacLaren and LaFramboise's insightful editorial work, reveals the imperialist attitudes underlying their travels.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #3192611 in Books
- Published on: 1998-05-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 361 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This remarkable and very attractive volume leaves one wth a fresh and lively impression of the people and places of the North in a particular era…” Bruce Greenfield, Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada
“An informative double-voiced text that allows the reader to see what Vyvyan did not include from her field notes in her original publication.” Sherrill Grace, Canadian Literature
About the Author
I.S. MacLaren teaches in the Department of History and Classics and the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta.
