Just the Usual Work The Social Worlds of Ida Martin, Working-Class Diarist |
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| Author:
| Boudreau, Michael
Huskins, Bonnie |
| ISBN: | 978-0-2280-0548-3 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2021 |
| Publisher: | McGill-Queen's University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $140.00 |
Book Description:
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Born in 1907, Ida Martin spent most of her life in Saint John, New Brunswick. Ida Martin's diaries were often read by members of her family to reconstruct and relive their shared histories. By sharing the pages of her diaries with a wider audience, Just the Usual Work keeps Ida's memory alive while continuing her abiding commitment to documenting the past and finding meaning in the rhythms of everyday life.
Born in 1907, Ida Martin spent most of her life in Saint John, New Brunswick. Ida Martin's diaries were often read by members of her family to reconstruct and relive their shared histories. By sharing the pages of her diaries with a wider audience, Just the Usual Work keeps Ida's memory alive while continuing her abiding commitment to documenting the past and finding meaning in the rhythms of everyday life.