Brown Tom's Schooldays / Enos T. Montour ; edited with an introduction by Mary Jane Logan McCallum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Montour, Enos T., author.

Contributor:

McCallum, Mary Jane Logan, 1974- editor.

Series:

Issn Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--History and criticism.

English literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, [2024]

Summary:

Enos Montour's Brown Tom's Schooldays tells the story of a young boy's life at residential school. Drawn from Montour's first-hand experiences at Mount Elgin Indian Residential School between 1910 and 1915, the book is an accomplished literary text and uncommon chronicle of federal Indian schooling in the early twentieth century.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword: On a Personal Note: The Making of Brown Tom’s Schooldays, 1982–1984

Introduction: Enos Montour, Brown Tom, and “Ontario Indian” Literature

Preface to Original Edition

1. Salad Days

2. Brown Tom Arrives

3. Brown Tom’s Three Worlds

4. The Milling Herd

5. Loaf ’n’ Lard

6. Brown Tom Makes a Deal

7. Too Big for Santa Claus

8. Brown Tom’s Happy Days

9. Trial by Fire

10. Brown Tom “Has It Bad”

11. Brown Tom Gets Religion

12. The Roar of Mighty Waters

13. Happy Hunting Ground for Noah

14. War Clouds Over Mt. Elgin

15. Brown Tom “Arrives”

Afterword

Appendix 1. Glossary of Idioms and References in Brown Tom’s Schooldays

Appendix 2. Bibliography of the Published and Unpublished Works of Enos T. Montour

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781772840889

1772840882

OCLC:

1455139950