by Yves Beauchemin (2001)
"L'auteur évoque son enfance en Abitibi (Clova) entre 1945 et 1953, p. 11-39, puis son adolescence à Joliette et Montréal, p. 43-54. Dans son journal (1983, 1985) au ton toujours juste, Yves Beauchemin se décrit en homme ordinaire avec sa vie familiale, ses options politiques (nationalisme éclairé) et, en écrivain qui réfléchit à son métier, participe aux activités de ses pairs et se tient proche du public. Tous les textes de ce recueil ont été écrits pour le réseau CBF-FM de Radio-Canada et diffusés entre 1979 et 1985"--[SDM].
Kerry A. Graves
Excerpts from the girlhood diary of Louisa May Alcott, describing her family life, lessons, and experiences on a communal farm in the 1840s. Includes sidebars, activities, and a timeline related to this era.
Julia DeVillers
A young woman accidentally turns in a private story from her journal instead of an English assignment and becomes a best-selling author almost overnight.
Morag Maclachlan
In the summer of 1827 a party left Fort Vancouver to found Fort Langley on the Lower Fraser to link fur-rich New Caledonia to the Pacific. One of the responsibilities of the person in charge of a fur trade post was to maintain a daily record or assign that task to a clerk. Things to be noted in the journal were the weather, trading transactions, visitors to the fort, and the work done by the men. Inevitably, other information was recorded as the journal keepers commented on activities within the fort and made observations about the landscape and the natural resources available. They also recorded their interactions with the Natives and speculated about their activities. Journals kept at Fort Langley from 1827 to 1830 have miraculously survived and are presented here, carefully transcribed by Morag Maclachlan. Her informative introduction, explanatory notes, and biographical detail provide historical context. In a concluding commentary Wayne Suttles, drawing on his extensive work as an anthropologist, discusses the ethnographic value of the journals. The Fort Langley Journals are a remarkable primary resource for historians, geographers, anthropologists, and First Nations people, all of whom will appreciate having them made more accessible.
William T. Y'Blood
From June 25,1950 to May 20,1951, Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer, the Far East Air Force commander, kept a diary of his activities during the Korean War.