How Long to Read Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear: the Life and Adventures of Theresa Gowanlock and Theresa Delaney (1885)

How Long Does it Take to Read Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear: the Life and Adventures of Theresa Gowanlock and Theresa Delaney (1885)?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 22 minutes to read Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear: the Life and Adventures of Theresa Gowanlock and Theresa Delaney (1885) by Theresa Delaney

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"The vulnerable women survivors, prostrated by fatigue and exposure, are subjected to untold suffering...a sampling of dominant stereotypes of the day." -Challenging Frontiers: The Canadian West (2004) "Such examples of genuinely heroic womanhood should never be allowed to be forgotten...make one very proud to be a Canadian." -Edmonton Journal, Apr. 6, 1935 "Mrs. Gowanlock and Mrs. Delaney were dragged screaming from the bodies of their husbands and taken separately to the Indian teepees." -Winnepeg Tribune, Apr. 2, 1938 "Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear narrativizes the rejection of going native." -Settler Feminism and Race Making in Canada (2003) How did Alberta pioneers Theresa Gowanlock and Theresa Delaney manage to survive two months of Cree captivity during the Frog Lake Massacre, before finally making a harrowing escape? In 1885, anger among Alberta's Cree tribe at Indian agent Thomas Quinn whose inadequate rations had allegedly kept the Cree in a state of near-starvation would eventually explode into violence. Led by Wandering Spirit, young Cree men attacked officials, clergy and settlers in the small settlement of Frog Lake in the District of Saskatchewan in the Northwest Territories on 2 April 1885. Nine settlers were murdered in the incident. In 1885, Theresa Gowanlock (1863-1899) and Theresa Delaney (1865-1913) would go on to co-author a harrowing account of their time held captive in the camp of Cree chief Big Bear, titled "Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear: the Life and Adventures of Theresa Gowanlock and Theresa Delaney. "In introducing their book, Gowanlock writes: "It is my bounden duty to give to the public a truthful and accurate description of my capture, detention and misfortunes while captive in the camp of Big Bear. The task may be an irksome one and I might with justice shrink from anything which would recall the past. Still it is a debt of gratitude I owe to the people of this broad dominion. To the brave men who sacrificed their business and comfort and endured the hardships incident to a soldier's life, in order to vindicate the law." Delaney in her conclusion notes that "The troubles of the North-West have proven that there is no land, however, happy, prosperous or tranquil it may be, that is totally free from the dangers of internal revolts,--it has likewise proven that our country possesses the means, the strength, the energy and stamina, to crush the hydra of disunion or rebellion, no matter where it may appear."

How long is Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear: the Life and Adventures of Theresa Gowanlock and Theresa Delaney (1885)?

Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear: the Life and Adventures of Theresa Gowanlock and Theresa Delaney (1885) by Theresa Delaney is 138 pages long, and a total of 35,604 words.

This makes it 47% the length of the average book. It also has 44% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear: the Life and Adventures of Theresa Gowanlock and Theresa Delaney (1885) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 14 minutes to read Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear: the Life and Adventures of Theresa Gowanlock and Theresa Delaney (1885) aloud.

What Reading Level is Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear: the Life and Adventures of Theresa Gowanlock and Theresa Delaney (1885)?

Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear: the Life and Adventures of Theresa Gowanlock and Theresa Delaney (1885) is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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