Project Gutenberg 2005-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 176 Sellar, Gordon Sellar, Robert 1841 1919 The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Wallace McLean, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825" by Gordon Sellar is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative recounts the life of Gordon Sellar, focusing on his childhood in Glasgow and the hardships faced after his mother's death, which ultimately leads him to emigrate to Canada in search of a better life. The story emphasizes themes of resilience, community, and the pursuit of a new beginning in a foreign land. The opening of the narrative introduces Gordon's early memories of his mother and father, setting a poignant tone as he recalls the heart-wrenching loss of his mother to fever. Following her death, the young Gordon decides to embark on a journey to the parish where his mother was born, carrying only a handful of provisions wrapped in a silk handkerchief. The narrative captures his determination and vulnerability as he navigates through the hardships of poverty and loss, illustrating his encounters with various characters who shape his understanding of kindness and survival. Gordon's journey highlights the struggles faced by many immigrants as they seek hope and new beginnings in unfamiliar territories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Frontier and pioneer life -- Ontario Sellar, Gordon F1001 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 291225 291224 2024-10-07T04:58:35.908919 2023-09-07T06:47:49.042900 text/html text/html 288706 2020-12-14T06:56:53 text/html; charset=us-ascii 163620 2020-12-14T06:56:53 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 269094 2024-10-07T04:58:43.742892 application/epub+zip 271327 2024-10-07T04:58:39.865898 application/epub+zip 172470 2024-10-07T04:58:38.531895 application/epub+zip 540511 2024-10-07T04:58:46.855819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522642 2024-10-07T04:58:42.895880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238775 2022-09-07T21:04:33.526298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281849 281770 2024-10-07T04:58:35.433897 2023-09-07T06:47:48.765930 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 281665 2020-12-14T06:56:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110080 2020-12-14T06:56:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19775 2024-10-07T04:58:46.987834 application/rdf+xml 25996 2024-10-07T04:58:39.090868 image/jpeg 4832 2024-10-07T04:58:38.812904 image/jpeg 266147 2024-10-07T04:58:35.941904 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog