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A Canadian's Road to Russia : The Letters of Stuart Ramsey Tompkins: Letters from the Great War Decade

Doris Pieroth

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Stuart Ramsay Tompkins belonged to the generation of scholars that came of age in Canada after the turn of the century and was tempered by the First World War. His letters to his wife, Edna, from 1912 to 1919, provide an eloquent record of his courtship and marriage; sharp observations of government and politics, both military and civil; an articulate participant`s view of war in the trenches; and discerning and sensitive reactions to Siberia and China in 1919. The letters recount pivotal experiences that shaped the future professor who would become one of North America`s pioneer specialists in Russian history. Edited by Doris H. Pieroth.

Table of Contents

Contents
Page 8-9

Preface
Page 10-13

Editor's Note
Page 14-17

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Introduction: A Scholar's Odyssey
Page 18-47

1 Courtship and Marriage of a Civil Servant: October 1912 to June 1915
Page 48-89

2 One Man's Mobilization: Autumn 1915
Page 90-131

3 Troop Train and Steamship: Early Summer, 1916
Page 132-157

4 Shorncliffe: June to October, 1916
Page 158-189

5 Impressions of France: At the Front with Alberta's 31st: October–November, 1916
Page 190-227

6 Further Impressions: Transfer to the Trench Mortars: November–December, 1916
Page 228-265

7 New Year, Old War: January, 1917
Page 266-309

8 Preparing the Spring Assault: Rehearsal for Vimy Ridge February–March, 1917
Page 310-349

9 Over the Top and Return to "Blighty": April 1917 to March 1918
Page 350-377

10 C.E.F. Siberia: November–December, 1918
Page 378-407

11 Across the North Pacific: 260th Rifles Reach Vladivostok: January–February, 1919
Page 408-437

12 Breaking the Language Barrier: Living among Russians: February–March, 1919
Page 438-467

13 Journey to China: April-May, 1919
Page 468-497

Epilogue
Page 498-499

Notes
Page 500-509

Bibliography
Page 510-515

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Book Details

Title

A Canadian's Road to Russia

Subtitle

The Letters of Stuart Ramsey Tompkins: Letters from the Great War Decade

Contributors

Doris Pieroth

Publisher

University of Alberta Press

Publication date

1989-01-01

Pages

xlii, 466 p.

Print ISBN

9780888641441

eBook ISBN

9781459304321

LC Subjects

World War, 1914-1918 - Personal narratives, Canadian., Historians - Canada - Correspondence., Soviet Union - History - Allied intervention, 1918-1920 - Personal narratives, Canadian., Vladivostok Region (Russia) - Description and travel.

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General/trade

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