| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 286 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history |
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Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history.
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| Contents |
Esther Wheelwright -- Mali among the Wabanaki -- Esther Anglaise -- Sister Marie-Joseph de l'Enfant Jésus -- Mother Esther -- Esther Superior -- Esther Zelatrix |
| Summary |
An eye-opening biography of a woman at the intersection of three distinct cultures in colonial America. Born and raised in a New England garrison town, Esther Wheelwright (1696-1780) was captured by Wabanaki Indians at age seven. Among them, she became a Catholic and lived like any other young girl in the tribe. At age twelve, she was enrolled at a French-Canadian Ursuline convent, where she would spend the rest of her life, eventually becoming the order's only foreign-born mother superior. Among these three major cultures of colonial North America, Wheelwright's life was exceptional: border-crossing, multilingual, and multicultural |
| Notes |
Published with assistance from the Annie Burr Lewis Fund and the Mary Cady Tew Memorial Fund |
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Previously issued in print: 2016 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 8, 2016) |
| Subject |
Wheelwright, Esther, 1696-1780.
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Wheelwright, Esther, 1696-1780 |
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Ursulines -- Québec (Province)
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Ursulines |
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Nuns -- Québec (Province) -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Religious.
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RELIGION -- Institutions & Organizations.
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Nuns
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Québec (Province) -- History -- 18th century
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Québec
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Annie Burr Lewis Fund, associated with work
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Mary Cady Tew Memorial Fund, associated with work
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| ISBN |
9780300224627 |
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0300224621 |
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