Baddeck, and That Sort of Thing - Warner, Charles Dudley
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Journey back to 19th-century Nova Scotia with Charles Dudley Warner's "Baddeck and That Sort of Thing," a charming travelogue capturing the essence of Cape Breton. Through insightful observations and engaging prose, Warner paints a vivid picture of Baddeck and its surrounding landscapes. More than just a travel guide, this book offers a glimpse into Canadian history and culture of the era. Experience the sights, sounds, and spirit of a bygone time as Warner explores the beauty of Atlantic Canada. His essays capture the unique character of the region, making this book a delightful read for…mehr

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Journey back to 19th-century Nova Scotia with Charles Dudley Warner's "Baddeck and That Sort of Thing," a charming travelogue capturing the essence of Cape Breton. Through insightful observations and engaging prose, Warner paints a vivid picture of Baddeck and its surrounding landscapes. More than just a travel guide, this book offers a glimpse into Canadian history and culture of the era. Experience the sights, sounds, and spirit of a bygone time as Warner explores the beauty of Atlantic Canada. His essays capture the unique character of the region, making this book a delightful read for anyone interested in travel writing and historical accounts. Rediscover the allure of Baddeck and immerse yourself in a captivating journey through the past. This meticulously prepared edition brings Warner's classic work to a new audience, preserving its historical value and literary charm. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Charles Dudley Warner was an American author and friend of Mark Twain. He was born September 12, 1829, and died October 20, 1900. Warner wrote essays and novels and co-wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today with Twain. Warner was raised by Puritans and was born in Plainfield, Massachusetts. He lived in Charlemont, Massachusetts, from the age of six to fourteen. He wrote about this time and place in his book Being a Boy (1877). Following that, he went to Cazenovia, New York. In 1851, he graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. He worked as a surveyor in Missouri and then went to the University of Pennsylvania to study law. From 1856 to 1860, he worked as a lawyer in Chicago. In 1860, he went to Connecticut to become an assistant editor at The Hartford Press. He became editor of the paper in 1861 and stayed in that job until 1867, when it joined with another paper to become The Hartford Courant. At that time, he became co-editor with Joseph R. Hawley. As of 1892, he was in charge of The Editor's Study at Harper's Magazine, where he had been in charge of The Editor's Drawer since 1884.