Fashioning the Canadian Landscape


Book Description

In his book Fashioning the Canadian Landscape, J.I. Little examines how Canada, much like the United States, came to be identified with its natural landscape. Little argues that in contrast to America, Canada's image was strongly influenced by the picturesque convention favoured by British travel writers.







British Comment on the United States


Book Description

This bibliography of more than three thousand entries, often extensively annotated, lists books and pamphlets that illuminate evolving British views on the United States during a period of great change on both sides of the Atlantic. Subjects addressed in various decades include slavery and abolitionism, women's rights, the Civil War, organized labor, economic, cultural, and social behavior, political and religious movements, and the "American" character in general.







Historical Essays on Upper Canada


Book Description

This collection of articles provides a fresh look at the multi-faceted history of Upper Canada. As well as new perspectives on themes in economic, social and political history, essays are included on topics of concern to contemporary scholars such as nati