Heroines and History: Representations of Madeleine de Verchères and Laura Secord Compass The Toronto Book of Love

The Toronto Book of Love explores the evolution of the city from a remote colonial outpost to a booming modern metropolis through the stories of those who have fallen in love among its ravines

and who won has long been a matter of dispute

Using her own family’s story as a touchstone

These bracelets feature keyhole and crystal charms and the silver-coloured bracelet has a unique double chain and key charm

Food was extremely scarce

Heroines and History: Representations of Madeleine de Verchères and Laura Secord Compass The Toronto Book of LoveHeroines and History is a comparative study of the images of Laura Secord and Madeleine de Verchres, symbols respectively of the nationalism of English Canadian and French Canadian loyalism and national identity. The authors explore the relations of gender, race ethnicity, and imperialism in defining national identity and shaping the past by looking at such things as the role of local historical societies, the formation of narratives of Loyalism and