Winona; or, The Foster-Sisters - Crawford, Isabella Valancy; Early, Len; Peterman, Michael A.

Clean, tight, unmarked; light crease to bottom front inside corner; otherwise very minimal wear; appears unread; The prize-winning entry in a national competition for distinctively Canadian fiction, Winona was serialized in a Montreal story paper in 1873. The novel focuses on the lives of two foster sisters raised in the northern Ontario wilderness: Androsia Howard, daughter of a retired military officer, and Winona, the daughter of a Huron chief. The critical introduction and appendices to this edition place Winona in the contexts of Crawford's career, the contemporary market for serialized fiction, the sensation novel of the 1860s, 19th century representations of women and North American indigenous peoples, and the emergence of Canadian literary nationalism in the era following Confederation. 
Very Good
Soft cover
Broadview Press
2006
Peterborough, ON