Reviews for The wanderer in America, or, Truth at home

The average rating for The wanderer in America, or, Truth at home based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-03-26 00:00:00 Eric Deussen 'The Unknown Country' defined Canada for an entire generation of Canadians. It provided a glimpse of a vast nation in the making, from the Maritimes to BC, as Canadians fought beside the British in 1942. Its author would go on to become the country's preeminent political journalist, a 3x Governor General's Award winner. I was surprised to learn that he was born in my small hometown. I remember walking along the stone wall of his old house on the corner of Edward St. and Dibble every day for my first 3 years of school. Some local busybody would later rat me out to my parents when I was seen hitchhiking the three blocks to St. Mark's Elementary in the 1st grade, but that's a different story and we don't have time for it here. The style of the prose was somewhat dated, but this was a thoroughly interesting read, and a reminder of just how vast my country is, and how many different peoples and cultures form an irreplaceable part of it.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-04-20 00:00:00 Mitchell Winneker Thoroughly enjoying this look back into the past of my country; mine is an original 1946 edition left to me by my Grandfather. A poignant look at the early modern self reflection of a vibrant, young Canada with insights by the author into the socio-cultural issues which would come to haunt us in this more recent age. Very nostalgic a portrait of the canadian Spirit.