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By canoe and dog-train among the Cree and Salteaux Indians. Egerton Ryerson Young AND illustrated By
Egerton Ryerson Young
By canoe and dog-train among the Cree and Salteaux Indians. Egerton Ryerson Young AND illustrated By
Egerton Ryerson Young
My friend, Mr. Egerton R. Young, has asked me to write a few words of preface to his book. Although he needs no words of mine to introduce him to the people "at home" as the Canadians call the Motherland, I very gladly comply with his request. It was on a sunny day in the early part of May, 1887, that I met Mr. Young away at Meaford on the shores of Georgian Bay. We passed the river, -crowded with boys and men snatching with leaded hooks at the mullet that were swarming in shoals from Lake Huron, -along by the wharves to the water's edge, and there on the pebble ridge we sat and talked. A simple, honest, straight-forward Methodist preacher, one felt at home with him at once. I found that he had been a Missionary for many years amongst the Cree and Salteaux Indians away in " the Lone Land." I had but to ask a question here and there and sat entranced; the people, the country, th
Mídia | Livros Paperback Book (Livro de capa flexível e brochura) |
Lançado | 15 de maio de 2017 |
ISBN13 | 9781546699750 |
Editoras | Createspace Independent Publishing Platf |
Páginas | 164 |
Dimensões | 203 × 254 × 9 mm · 335 g |
Idioma | English |
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