The Pioneer Years 1895 - 1914 - Hardcover

Hardcover in very good condition, dustjacket in good conition with some minor wear, small tears, a scrap to back cover and clipped corner of front flap. Pages are clean, tight with no tears or markings. First Edition Memories of the settlers who opened up the West. In these pages the pioneers themselves remember the years from 1895 - 1914 when the Canadian West took its modern shape. They remember the lonliness of the prairies, the importance of family and the crushing burden of death and natural tradegy. They remember the joys of community, barn raisings, threshing gangs, going to church, going to town, and days spent in a one-room schoolhouse. And they remember the growth of commerce as the land opened up, life in the towns and the importance of the railroad. Published by Doubleday Canada Limited 1976 NEW TO POSHMARK? Sign up with my promo code PAEDPT and get $15 off your first order from Postmark!