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Wacousta or, The ProphecyA Tale of the Canadas |
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Set on the northwest frontier during the Pontiac conspiracy of the 1760s, this story of false identity, wasted love, diabolic vengeance and unquenchable hatred articulates themes and mythologies relevant to French, British, Canadian and American history.
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Part of the Centre for Editing Early Canadian Texts Series (number 4 in series)
654 Pages
ISBN 9780886290405
December 1987
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Voted one of The Literary Review of Canada's 100 most important Canadian books, 2005
Major John Richardson (1796-1852) was raised on the Niagara frontier, served in the British Army, and became a prolific and popular writer. Best known for his novel. Wacousta, Richardson - who was also a poet, an historian, and a journalist - represents the strength and adventure of early Canadian fiction.
Douglas R. Cronk is a Programme Coordinator with the Open Learning Institute of British Columbia. He has been long concerned with the textual problems associated with Wacousta, and has contributed, both as a reviewer and as an essayist, to the critical debate on Canadian writing.
Douglas R. Cronk is a Programme Coordinator with the Open Learning Institute of British Columbia. He has been long concerned with the textual problems associated with Wacousta, and has contributed, both as a reviewer and as an essayist, to the critical debate on Canadian writing.
