Ebook: Making it home: the story of Catharine Parr Traill

As a pioneer in Canada in the early 1800s, Parr Traill was one of the first writers to record the Ontario wilderness in detail, and her stories for young people became part of a new focus on young people. This biography shows how an English girl called Katie became an adult who gave so much to North America's early literature.;Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Catharine Parr Traill: Natural Storyteller; Katie; First Garden; A Favourite In the Family; Home Schooling; Outdoor Education; Moving to Reydon Hall; Wider Outdoors; Catharine Breaks the Rules; Caught In the Act; A Big Change; What Could the Future Hold?; A Writer Is Discovered; Writing a Book a Year; London and First Love; Travel Cures the Blues; Canada Mania; Catharines Husband; First To Scotland; Ill Start; Quarantine; First Days On Land; Heading Towards Sam's; Rougher Travel; Joyful Reunion; Kindred Spirit; Homestead In Douro.