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The Life Writings of Mary Baker McQuesten

Victorian Matriarch

By: Mary Baker McQuesten

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The Life Writings of Mary Baker McQuesten

Victorian Matriarch

By: Mary Baker McQuesten

Annotation In her uninhibited style, in letters mostly to her children, Mary Baker McQuesten chronicles her financial struggles and her expectations. The letters reveal her forthright opinions on a broad range of topics, from politics, religion, literature and social science, to local gossip. We learn how Mary assessed each of her children's strengths and weaknesses, and directed each of their lives for the good of the family. for example, she sent her daughter Ruby out to teach, so she could send her earnings home to educate Thomas, the son Mary felt was most likely to succeed. and succeed he did, as a lawyer and MPP, helping to build many of Hamilton's and Ontario's highways, bridges, parks, and heritage sites, and in doing so, bringing the family back to social prominence.

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361

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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ISBN 10

0889204373

ISBN 13

9780889204379

The Life Writings of Mary Baker McQuesten

Victorian Matriarch

By: Mary Baker McQuesten

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The Life Writings of Mary Baker McQuesten

Victorian Matriarch

By: Mary Baker McQuesten

Annotation In her uninhibited style, in letters mostly to her children, Mary Baker McQuesten chronicles her financial struggles and her expectations. The letters reveal her forthright opinions on a broad range of topics, from politics, religion, literature and social science, to local gossip. We learn how Mary assessed each of her children's strengths and weaknesses, and directed each of their lives for the good of the family. for example, she sent her daughter Ruby out to teach, so she could send her earnings home to educate Thomas, the son Mary felt was most likely to succeed. and succeed he did, as a lawyer and MPP, helping to build many of Hamilton's and Ontario's highways, bridges, parks, and heritage sites, and in doing so, bringing the family back to social prominence.

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361

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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ISBN 10

0889204373

ISBN 13

9780889204379