About this book
A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs: The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761–1861 by George McKinnon Wrong draws you into a richly detailed portrait of rural Quebec life under the seigneurial system. Professor Wrong traces a century of change around a single manor at Murray Bay, revealing how land tenure, labor, and local authority shaped everyday existence from the aftermath of the Seven Years’ War to the mid-19th century.
Combining social, legal, and economic history, this History narrative explores the rhythms of agricultural life, the relationships between seigneurs and habitants, and the gradual transformations brought by British rule, commerce, and seasonal tourism. Wrong’s clear, narrative style illuminates class tensions, family networks, and the material culture of a manor household and its outbuildings, while situating local events within broader political and cultural shifts in Lower Canada.
Ideal for listeners who love Canadian history, social history, or regional studies, this audiobook offers an immersive, accessible account of how a single seigneury reflected a century’s worth of change. Listen to understand how institutional traditions and everyday life intertwined to shape Quebec’s rural past.
