Fashioning the Canadian Landscape

Fashioning the Canadian Landscape
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-13 : 9781487500214
ISBN-10 : 1487500211
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Book Synopsis Fashioning the Canadian Landscape by : J.I. Little

Download or read book Fashioning the Canadian Landscape written by J.I. Little and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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