Evangelical balance sheet : character, family, and business in mid-Victorian Nova Scotia / B. Anne Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wood, B. Anne (Beatrice Anne), 1937-

Series:

Studies in childhood and family in Canada.

Studies in childhood and family in Canada

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rudolf, W. Norman, 1835-1886--Diaries.

Rudolf, W. Norman.

Rudolf, W. Norman, 1835-1886--Religion.

Rudolf, W. Norman, 1835-1886--Family.

Evangelicalism--Nova Scotia.

Evangelicalism.

Merchants--Nova Scotia--Biography.

Merchants.

Nova Scotia--Social life and customs--19th century.

Nova Scotia.

Pictou (N.S.)--Biography.

Pictou (N.S.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfred Laurier University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Using the journals of W. Norman Rudolf (1835-1886), a Victorian merchant, Evangelical Balance Sheet: Character, Family, and Business in Mid-Victorian Nova Scotia explores the important role of character ideals and evangelicalism in mid-Victorian culture. Rudolf's diary, with its daily weather observations, its account of family matters, of social and business happenings, and of his own experiences, as well as occasional literary or naturalistic forays, attempts to follow a disciplined regime of writing, but also has elements of a Bildungsroman. The diary reveals an obvious an

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Persons; Introduction; 1 Character Distinctions; 2 Private Character; 3 Public Character; 4 Militia Culture; 5 Stylistic Essays; 6 Evangelical Leadership; 7 Mature Character; 8 Later Life; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-194) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786610568307

9781554588237

1554588235

9781280568305

1280568305

9781554581450

1554581451

9781429412483

1429412488

OCLC:

753479624

Publisher Number:

9780889205000