Gustave Aimard: Feiten, Fictie, Frictie Amerikanen, Brazilianen, Indianen, Piraten, Parijs en het Eiland Amsterdam Gustave Aimard (Parijs 1818-Parijs 1883) was een Franse schrijver. Zijn ouders waren getrouwd in kringen rondom Napoleon en het latere hof, maar, zoals hij zelf eens zei: 'Niet met elkaar.' Aimard staat voornamelijk bekend om zijn Indianenverhalen die in vele Europese talen werden vertaald. Hij wist zijn lezers te boeien, maar was au fond geen groot schrijver. Dat zal ertoe hebben bijgedragen dat de antropologische, autobiografische en historische aspecten van zijn werk tot nu toe grotendeels onderbelicht zijn gebleven. Enkele van zijn romans kunnen in hun geheel als een versluierde autobiografie worden gelezen. Zo gaan twee van zijn romans in op het verhaal van de moord op zijn halfzuster Fanny door haar adellijke echtgenoot, graaf de Praslin, in 1847. Deze misdaad droeg bij tot de val van koning Louis Philippe in 1848. In 1870 nam Aimard met een legertje persmensen deel aan de Frans-Duitse oorlog. Door over die 'verloren' strijd te schrijven raakte hij zijn lezers kwijt. In 1880 werd hij niettemin als een beroemde Franse schrijver ingehaald door de literaire gemeenschap te Rio de Janeiro. Eindelijk was hij, zoals hij zelf zei, ergens welkom en gelukkig! Zijn verslag over deze reis werd nooit uit het Frans vertaald, maar is hier samengevat en geciteerd, becommentarieerd en opnieuw verhaald. Mary Eggermont-Molenaar woont vanaf 1986 met haar familie in de Canadese stad Calgary. Gezondheidsrecht doceren aan verpleegsters en schrijven over wat er in Nederland in politiecellen gebeurt ruilde ze in voor het organiseren van lezingentournees door Canada, vertalen en schrijven - soms met en soms zonder de hulp van bevriende Blackfoot-Indianen. Een samenloop van deze aspecten van haar bestaan leidde tot Montana 1911: a Professor and his Wife among the Blackfeet (2005), tot Missionaries among Miners, Migrants and Blackfoot; the Van Tighem Brothers' Diaries (2007) en in 2009 tot Gustave Aimard: Feiten, Fictie, Frictie.
Using valuable primary source material, most of which is previously unpublished, and some of which has been translated from the Flemish-Dutch and French, editors Mary Eggermont-Molenaar and Paul Callens introduce the Van Tighem brothers to today's reader. Missionaries Among Miners, Migrants, and Blackfoot: The Vantighem Brothers Diaries, Alberta 1875-1917, contains the transcribed diaries of brothers Leonard and Victor Van Tighem, Belgian Catholic missionaries in Alberta between 1874 and 1917. Leonard, an Oblate priest, served in a number of parishes in southern Alberta, some of which he helped establish. Victor, a member of the Belgian Van Dale congregation, served on the Peigan and Blood reserves, in the southern part of the province. Their diaries are interspersed with letters from family and friends and letters and articles by contemporary bishops and fellow priests and lay-brothers. The Van Tighems' diaries offer a fascinating glimpse of life during Alberta's early settlement and growth -- the immigration boom, the development of Lethbridge and the Peigan reserve, railroads, the mining industry, and the impact of World War I are all part of the historical backdrop of the brothers' diaries.
Using valuable primary source material, most of which is previously unpublished, and some of which has been translated from the Flemish-Dutch and French, editors Mary Eggermont-Molenaar and Paul Callens introduce the Van Tighem brothers to today's reader. Missionaries Among Miners, Migrants, and Blackfoot: The Vantighem Brothers Diaries, Alberta 1875-1917, contains the transcribed diaries of brothers Leonard and Victor Van Tighem, Belgian Catholic missionaries in Alberta between 1874 and 1917. Leonard, an Oblate priest, served in a number of parishes in southern Alberta, some of which he helped establish. Victor, a member of the Belgian Van Dale congregation, served on the Peigan and Blood reserves, in the southern part of the province. Their diaries are interspersed with letters from family and friends and letters and articles by contemporary bishops and fellow priests and lay-brothers. The Van Tighems' diaries offer a fascinating glimpse of life during Alberta's early settlement and growth -- the immigration boom, the development of Lethbridge and the Peigan reserve, railroads, the mining industry, and the impact of World War I are all part of the historical backdrop of the brothers' diaries.
More than any other book that I can think of, Bronze Inside and Out puts a human face on Western art - indeed, all art. It invites us to ponder the very nature of the creative process. From the foreword by Brian W. Dippie, University of Victoria Bronze Inside and Out is a literary biography of sculptor Bob Scriver, written by his wife, Mary Strachan Scriver. Bob Scriver is best known for his work in bronze and for his pivotal role in the rise of "cowboy art." Living and working on the Montana Blackfeet Reservation, Scriver created a bronze foundry, a museum, and a studio - an atelier based on classical methods, but with local Blackfeet artisans. His importance in the still-developing genre of "western art" cannot be overstated. Mary Strachan Scriver lived and worked with Boba Scriver for over a decade and was instrumental in his rise to international acclaim. Working alongside her husband, she became intimately familiar with the man, his work, and his process. Her frank, uncensored, and highly entertaining biography reveals details that give the reader a unique picture of Scriver both as man and as artist. Bronze Inside and Out also provides a fascinating look into the practice of bronze casting, cleverly structuring the story of Bob Scriver's life according to the steps in this complicated and temperamental process.
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