A Yankee in Canada

A YANKEE IN CANADA is Henry Thoreau's description of his excursion into the French-Canadian province of Quebec in the fall of 1850. Although he later remarked that what he "got by going to Canada was a cold," this book is fascinating account of the great American writer's culture shock experienced during his only international experience.

List of contents

Editor’s Introduction
Foreword by Richard F. Fleck

1 Concord to Montreal
2 Quebec and Montmorenci
3 St. Anne
4 The walls of Quebec
5 The scenery of Quebec and the River St. Lawrence

About the author

Richard Fleck is author of DESERT RIMS TO MOUNTAINS HIGH, and also foreword writer for the WestWinds Press: Literary Naturalist Series which includes ALASKA DAYS WITH JOHN MUIR, THE MAINE WOODS, and THE CRUISE OF THE CORWIN. He is editor of A COLORADO RIVER READER. At age seventy-six he remains active by climbing mountains and guiding Sierra Club hikes in Colorado and Utah. He is married to Maura and has three children and seven grandchildren.

Product details

• Authors: Henry D. Thoreau
• Publisher: Westwinds Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2016
• EAN: 9781943328321
• ISBN: 978-1-943328-32-1
• No. of pages: 152
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 222 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 331 g
• Series: Literary Naturalist; Literary Naturalist
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Travel > Travel guides > North and Central America