Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill

Feb 26, 2004

1h 27m

★ 4.0

Overview

Susanna and Catharine were brought up in a large estate in England. They married soldiers and both couples headed to Canada only to be disappointed. Catharine, a lover of nature, adapted better than Susanna, a society person.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

CBC Docs

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Cast

Susanna Moodie

Severn Thompson

Catharine Parr Traill

Jane Spidell

Agnes Strickland

Kelli Fox

John Moodie

Richard Clarkin

Thomas Traill

John Bourgeois

William Cattermole

Julian Richings

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