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Ansiedlungen in den Urwäldern von Canada. : Ein Wegweiser für Auswandrer nach Amerika von einer Emigrantin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Traill, Catharine Parr Strickland, 1802-1899
- Standardized Title:
- The backwoods of Canada. German
- Language:
- German
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "Ansiedlungen in den Urwäldern von Canada" by Catharine Parr Strickland Traill is a practical guide written in the early 19th century. The work serves as a comprehensive resource for female emigrants, detailing the challenges and responsibilities they will face in establishing a home amidst the wilderness of Canada. Through a blend of personal experience and observation, it addresses practical advice for managing a household, particularly for women who are essential to the comfort and order of settler families. The opening of the book introduces the author's intentions and the motivations behind her guide. Traill emphasizes the lack of adequate resources available for women planning to immigrate, particularly regarding domestic responsibilities and the realities of life in the Canadian wilderness. She reflects on the serious misrepresentation of what life in Canada entails, striving instead to provide honest insights into the arduous tasks of settling new land, managing household duties, and finding enjoyment in nature. Through her letters, she shares her journey from Greenock to Canada, offering vivid descriptions of her experiences aboard the brig Laurel and observations of the natural beauty she encounters, while also recognizing the challenges that await those who choose to leave their homeland for a new beginning. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Credits:
- Matthias Grammel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Notes:
- Reading ease score: 58.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
- Release date is 2021-01-25
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