Thomas Cary's Abram's Plains (1789) and Its 'Preface'

Type of resource
Author/collaborator
Title
Thomas Cary's Abram's Plains (1789) and Its 'Preface'
Abstract
In March 1798, Thomas Carey (1751-1823) of Quebec City published "Abram's Plains: a poem". This rhymed poem of 568 lines describes the St. Lawrence Valley, the towns along the river's banks, and the people who lived there. The author points out that the poem was meant to illustrate the civilizing power that the British mercantile presence bestowed on Quebec in the thirty years after Wolfe's victory on the Plains of Abraham.
Publication
Canadian Poetry Studies/Documents/Reviews
Volume
No. 5
Pages
1-28
Date
Fall/Winter 1979
Language
en
URL
Citation
Bentley, D. M. R. “Thomas Cary’s Abram’s Plains (1789) and Its ‘Preface.’” Canadian Poetry  Studies/Documents/Reviews No. 5 (Fall/Winter 1979): 1–28. http://www.canadianpoetry.ca/cpjrn/vol05/bentley.htm.
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