Man proposes, God disposes : recollections of a French pioneer /

Man proposes, God disposes : recollections of a French pioneer /

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Author / Creator:Maturié, Pierre.
Imprint:Edmonton, AB : AU Press, c2013.
Description:1 electronic resource (xxxiv, 237 pages ).
Language:English
Series:Our lives: diary, memoir, and letters, 1921-6653.
Our lives--diary, memoir, and letters.
Subject:
Maturié, Pierre.
Maturié, Pierre.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Alberta -- Athabasca River Region.
Pioneers -- Alberta -- Athabasca River Region -- Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Pioneers.
Athabasca River Region (Alta.) -- Biography.
Alberta -- Athabasca River Region.
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12327638
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Other authors / contributors:Bosley, Vivien Elizabeth, 1937-
ISBN:9781926836553
1926836553
9781926836560
1926836561
9781926836553
9781926836577
192683657X
9781299394971
1299394973
Digital file characteristics:text file
Notes:Translation of: Athabasca, terre de ma jeunesse.
Includes bibliographical references.
English.
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Summary:A crystal clear evocation of another time and place and a compelling meditation on hope and loss.
Other form:Print version: Man proposes, God disposes Edmonton, AB : AU Press, c2013. 9781926836553 (pbk.)

From the edge of the plateau there was a splendid view: the Athabasca, flowing from the east, made a great curve in front of us and carried on towards the village ... At the moment we stopped, we could see lines of ten or fifteen sledges gliding on the trail made in the ice on the river. The view was so panoramic both to our right and our left, and also over the undulations descending towards the bank, that we took the decision right there and then to plant our flag on the spot, like explorers in an unknown land and to build our house there. Excerpted from Man Proposes, God Disposes by Pierre Maturi? All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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