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Sisters in the wilderness: the lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill
By Charlotte Gray. 1999
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Women biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Frontier and pioneer life
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Sisters Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill came to Canada with their husbands in the early 1800s. Both women recorded…
their experiences as pioneers in the new country in books that would later be held up as early examples of Canadian literature. Here, Gray sheds light on what their lives were like in relation to each other, in relation to their families, and in relation to the harsh environment that surrounded them every day. 1999.A child's day (Historic communities)
By Bobbie Kalman. 1994
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
History, Frontier and pioneer life
Automated braille
Between waking up in the morning and going to bed at night, pioneer children John and Emily enjoy a full…
day of simple pleasures and hard work. We watch them go to school, do their chores, celebrate a birthday, and attend a country fair. At every turn, we learn what they wear, what they eat, what stories they read, and what toys they play with. Grades 3-6. 1994.Fort life (Historic communities.)
By Bobbie Kalman, David Schimpky. 1994
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
History, Frontier and pioneer life
Automated braille
Examines North American forts of the nineteenth-century and earlier. Discusses what life was like for soldiers and officers, such as what they did and where they lived. Grades 3-6. 1994.
Clearing in the West: my own story
By Nellie L McClung. 1965
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Frontier and pioneer life
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Trekking west with her family in 1880, the author grew up on a Manitoba homestead and taught in prairie schools…
until her marriage. Also provides a clear picture of the important role women played in the frontier communities. 1965.