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A Yankee in Canada (The Literary Naturalist Series)

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In the fall of 1850 Henry Thoreau embarked upon an excursion into the French-Canadian province of Quebec, with stops in Montreal and Quebec City. His reactions to the foreign country are mixed and ambivalent: he’s critical of Canada’s Old World Catholicism, feudalism, and an alien British military presence even as most of his references to The usa and Americans are favorable. But if one looks closely, positive reactions to Canadian society and negative reactions to American society do exist within the essay. A YANKEE IN CANADA is a study in paradox, the paradox being because of a man stunned by his only international experience. On this sense A YANKEE IN CANADA parallels Mark Twain’s INNOCENTS ABROAD in that both authors are experiencing culture shock expressed with the entire elements of a mental twilight zone of grays, not just black and white. Unlike the many facsimile reproductions to be had, this edition includes a brand new design that enhances readability. A YANKEE IN CANADA is now a part of the Literary Naturalist Series and includes a new foreword by noted literary scholar Richard F. Fleck.

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