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Legends of Vancouver by Pauline Johnson

Emily Pauline Johnson (1861-1913) (also known in Mohawk as Tekahionwake literally:'double-life'), was a Canadian writer and performer popular in the late 19th century. Johnson was notable for her poems and performances that celebrated her First Nations heritage; her father was a Mohawk chief of mixed ancestry, and her mother an English immigrant. Johnson was one of a generation of widely read writers who began to define a Canadian literature. While her literary reputation declined after her death, since the later 20th century, there has been renewed interest in her life and works. "These legends (with two or three exceptions) were told to me personally by my honoured friend, the late Chief Joe Capilano, of Vancouver, whom I had the privilege of first meeting in London in 1906, when he visited England and was received at Buckingham Palace by their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. These legends he told me from time to time, just as the mood possessed him, and he frequently remarked that they had never been revealed to any other English-speaking person save myself" E. Pauline Johnson foreword.

Features;

• Third Edition Illustrated
• Publisher The Thomson Stationery Co, Vancouver, BC; 1912
• Soft Leather Covers with Gilt Titles, 168 pp
• Frontispiece of Johnson and seven sepia tone photos of the Vancouver area
• Size 190 x 130mm, 450g

Condition: Good – Leather Covers Have Slight Loss To Edges, Sun Fading To Spine and Front Cover, Previous Owners Name, One Library Stamp, Good Copy

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