Red cloth on boards. Pastedown title panel. Previous owner's name. Missing front free endpaper. Book opens with The Battle of Lundy's Lane. The poet was also a Canadian civil servant. As the Deputy Superintendent of the Department of Indian Affairs from 1913-32, Scott was instrumental in making it mandatory for all native children between the ages of seven and fifteen to attend residential schools. This law has had horrific consequences for generations of First Nations people since.
Title: Lundy's Lane and Other Poems
Edition: First Canadian Edition
Location Published: Toronto, McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart: 1916
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good Minus
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Type: Book
Categories: Poetry
Seller ID: 013772
Keywords: noisbn. poetry. first nations.