Robert Mennel

Testimonies and Secrets

The Story of a Nova Scotia Family, 1844-1977

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A story of vivid personalities and episodes, by turns sad, conflicted, joyful, bitter, funny and reflective, Testimonies and Secrets will be read with pleasure by scholars and general readers alike.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781442614789
• ISBN-10: 1442614781
• Artikelnr.: 38140912

Autorenporträt

By Robert M. Mennel

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Illustrations
Introduction
Prologue: Lunenburg and “Crouse town Mills,” 1753-1844
Chapter I: Young Man on the Rise
Chapter II: John Will Crouse’s Village, 1871-1884
Chapter III: The Family and Its World, 1880-1900
Chapter IV: John Will Crouse’s Autumn-time, 1898-1914
Chapter V: Descendants—the Eikle Family and Harold, 1909-1943
Chapter VI: A Family's End, 1943-1977
Epilogue: Crousetown, 2007
Appendices
Note on Sources
Chapter Notes
Acknowledgements
Illustration Credits
Index