Major Richardson (1796–1852)
Auteur de Wacousta: A Tale of the Canadas
A propos de l'auteur
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Œuvres de Major Richardson
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Richardson, John
- Date de naissance
- 1796-10-04
- Date de décès
- 1852-05-12
- Lieu de sépulture
- New York paupers' cemetery
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Canada
- Lieu de naissance
- Queenston, Ontario, Canada
- Lieu du décès
- New York, New York, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
England, UK
West Indies
New York, New York, USA - Professions
- soldier
Superintendent of Police
novelist - Organisations
- British Army
Membres
Critiques
Wacousta or, The Prophecy: A Tale of the Canadas… par John Richardson
Terribly boring; I gave up.
I read this book relatively long ago, and it was for a college class, ie, I had to. I'll be frank and say I would never have read this otherwise, but it is in no way a bad read. Just a rather banal one. Comparisons with "Last of the Mohicans" could be made, to the latter's advantage, no doubt, but the subject matter is very similar, if such is your cup of tea.
In any case, I suppose it's a good historical relation of life in the British/Canadian forts along the border with the United States, and of the Anglo-American wars.… (plus d'informations)
In any case, I suppose it's a good historical relation of life in the British/Canadian forts along the border with the United States, and of the Anglo-American wars.… (plus d'informations)
A good rip roaring read, lots of blood, guts and scalps! Not for the faint hearted. Some of the plot points on second inspection might be hard to believe, but fun nonetheless.
Listes
Prix et récompenses
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 8
- Membres
- 117
- Popularité
- #168,597
- Évaluation
- 3.2
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 64