The Homesteaders

From Confederation to the Great War

Sandra Rollings-Magnusson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2018
University of Regina Press (Verlag)
978-0-88977-515-2 (ISBN)

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The Homesteaders covers the whole settler experience, beginning the year Canada was founded and the first sodbusters appeared in what is now Saskatchewan, right through the immigration boom years preceding the First World War. In their own words, settlers recount their lives from the moment they registered for their "home quarter" -- 160 acres of land given to them, so long as they could cultivate it. Homesteaders describe the formidable task of building the family home from sod or logs, the back-breaking labour of cropping and harvesting the fields, the patience needed when working with draught animals, and the misery of dealing with the pests which threatened their livelihood. Their reminiscences extend further as they discuss the type of food that was available, the medical practices they had to endure, and the educational experiences of their children in one-room schoolhouses, as well as their hobbies, the books that they read, the songs they sang, the pets that they owned, the games that they played, and the local dances, picnics, weddings, and chivarees that they attended during these early years.

Sandra Rollings-Magnusson teaches sociology at MacEwan College. Her research interests include political economy, sociology of the family, social policy, and gender and ethnic studies. She is currently researching the economic, political, and social lives of pioneer families on the western prairies. Rollings-Magnusson lives in Edmonton.

Erscheinungsdatum	08.10.2018
Vorwort	Nadine Charabin
Verlagsort	Regina
Sprache	englisch
Maße	9 x 215 mm
Gewicht	754 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst
	Reisen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	0-88977-515-X / 088977515X
ISBN-13	978-0-88977-515-2 / 9780889775152
Zustand	Neuware