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Another Country, Another Life: Calumny, Love, and the Secrets of Isaac Jelfs
J. Patrick Boyer
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Description for Another Country, Another Life: Calumny, Love, and the Secrets of Isaac Jelfs
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A young law clerk from England falls in love in 19th-century New York and reinvents himself in Canada.
Quiet Isaac Jelfs led many lives: a scapegoated law clerk in England; a soldier in the mad Crimean War; a lawyer on swirling Broadway Avenue in New York. His escape from each was wrapped in deep secrecy. He eventually reached Canada, in 1869, with a new wife and a changed name. In his new home — the remote wilderness of Muskoka — he crafted yet another persona for himself. In Another Country, Another Life, his great-grandson traces that long-hidden journey, ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dundurn Press Canada
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781459708402
SKU
V9781459708402
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About J. Patrick Boyer
J. Patrick Boyer, Q.C., is a former Member of Parliament and author of many books, including A Passion for Justice and this book’s companion volume, Raw Life, both available from Dundurn. He lives in Muskoka and Toronto.
Reviews for Another Country, Another Life: Calumny, Love, and the Secrets of Isaac Jelfs
This is a compelling life story, in terms of both history and mystery, with a richly drawn context about the fledgling province of Ontario in the early post-Confederation years.
The Bracebridge Examiner
. . . a rare gem about early Canadian pioneers.
Peter Mansbridge
The Bracebridge Examiner
. . . a rare gem about early Canadian pioneers.
Peter Mansbridge