Frontiers and sanctuaries [[electronic resource] ] : a woman's life in Holland and Canada / / Marianne Brandis
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Brandis Marianne
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Frontiers and sanctuaries [[electronic resource] ] : a woman's life in Holland and Canada / / Marianne Brandis
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| Pubblicazione: | Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (438 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 813/.54 |
| Soggetto topico: | Immigrants - Canada |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Based on the diaries, letters and other writings of Madzy Brender à Brandis. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [395]-408) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | The Child Madzy, 1910-1923 -- The Young Woman, 1923-1936 -- Newly Married in America, 1936-1938 -- Return to Holland, 1938-1942 -- Wartime, 1942-1945 -- Holland after the War, 1945-1947 -- Terrace, British Columbia, 1947-1956 -- Vancouver, British Columbia, 1956-1958 -- Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 1958-1959 -- Burlington, Ontario, 1959-1965 -- Brandstead, the Last Home, 1965-1984 -- Conclusion. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The life of Madzy Brender a Brandis (1910-1984) - her experiences in war, as an immigrant and pioneer, wife and mother, writer and painter, and an invalid - exemplifies the challenges faced by women in the twentieth century. This work chronicles Madzy's life through a narrative that combines fact, reconstruction, and informed imagination. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Frontiers and sanctuaries |
| ISBN: | 1-282-86667-2 |
| 9786612866678 | |
| 0-7735-7622-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910460233703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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