Clearing the West is the first of McClung's two autobiographical works. In it, she examines her life from birth to age twenty-three, recounting the events and influences that shaped her political and personal future, including her first years in school--both as a student and later a teacher--her early passion for writing, and her burgeoning interest in social reform. It was this interest that led to McClung's first political involvement with the Women's Christian Temperance Movement, the organization that spearheaded the ...
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Clearing the West is the first of McClung's two autobiographical works. In it, she examines her life from birth to age twenty-three, recounting the events and influences that shaped her political and personal future, including her first years in school--both as a student and later a teacher--her early passion for writing, and her burgeoning interest in social reform. It was this interest that led to McClung's first political involvement with the Women's Christian Temperance Movement, the organization that spearheaded the women's right to vote effort in Canada.
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Seller's Description:
Near Fine. No Jacket. 8vo 378 pp, 44 chapters. Autobiography of the pioneer teacher, author, suffragist, social reformer, lecturer and legislator who lived in the West (Manitou, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Victoria) until her death in 1951. Light dust line along top text-block edge with only the faintes edgewear, else, Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Red Pictorial cloth.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Unstated printing & edition, certainly an early powder blue cloth binding reprint. 378pp. A fine autobiography in the setting of "her own people." The prose of this Canadian writing sings; so evocative-so beautiful. Vg copy in chipped dj. 1951 Christmas gift inscription on ffep.
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Good in No Dust Cover jacket. This copy is tight and the interior is clean of marks...some soiling to the light grey cloth boards with author's facsimile signature on front boards in green.
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Maude Paget. Very Good + in good + jacket. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Blue coverboards. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped and has chips, tears, and some paper loss at top of rear panel. Author is a well-known Canadian feminist, politician and social activist, who fought for women's right to vote. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 378 pp.
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Very Good with no dust jacket. Signed by Author; Tan cloth boards show some shelf wear, light soiling. Previous owner's name on half-title page. Small piece of paper cut out of another book with book related poem pasted onto front pastedown. On front fee end paper is what appears to be a glossy sheet with photo of McClung and brief bio taped in with attendant tape stains; Signed and dated by the author. A tight solid book, hinges intact; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 378 pages; McClung's personal account of growing up Manitoba in the 1800's. Common to the period she only received 6 years of education. In spite of and because of the hardships she experienced as a child and a young married woman she went on to become a champion of women's rights.
