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info_outlineIn which we cover the early life of famous Nova Scotian Joseph Howe; from his publishing endeavors that encouraged local talents to his 1835 libel trial that changed the game for free speech in Canada. All texts discussed are found below!
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Major Sources & Further Reading:
- Beck, J. Murray. “Howe, Joseph.” The Oxford Companion to Canadian History, Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Beck, Murray. Joseph Howe, Conservative Reformer 1804-1848, McGill-Queen's University Press, 1984.
- Bentley, D. “Joseph Howe’s Acadia”, Mimic Fires: Accounts of Early Long Poems on Canada, McGill-Queen's University Press, 1994.
- Howe's Accusation of the Magistrates (January 1, 1835): https://nslegislature.ca/about/history/joe-howe/howepaper
- Howe, Joseph. ‘Acadia’, 1873. http://canadianpoetry.org/longPoems/Howe_Joseph/Acadia/acadia.html
- Howe's Libel Defence (March 2, 1835): https://nslegislature.ca/about/history/joe-howe/howedefense
- Howe, Joseph. ‘Melville Island’, Other Poems and Essays, 1874. http://canadianpoetry.org/longPoems/Howe_Joseph/other_poems/melville_island.html
- Howe, Joseph. ‘My Father’, Weekly Chronicle, 1861. http://canadianpoetry.org/longPoems/Howe_Joseph/other_poems/my_father.html
- Vincent, Tom. “Howe, Joseph.” The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature, Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Zenchick, S.G. “A Reading of Joseph Howe’s Acadia”, Canadian Poetry, Vol. 9, Summer 1981. http://canadianpoetry.org/volumes/vol9/zenchuk.html
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