The Pioneer Years 1895 - 1914, Memories of Settlers Who Opened The West

Hardcover. . Book is in very good condition, ownership of book to former owner inside. Outer Cover ripped at the back. 403 pgs. HISTORY - CANADA - WESTERN SETTLEMENT.Overall Rating: VERY GOOD conditionSHIPS FROM ONTARIO
Title: The Pioneer YearsAuthor: Barry BroadfootPublisher: Doubleday Canada Limited, Toronto, ON, 1976ISBN: 0-385-09983-5
They came from Europe and the United States, drawn by promises of free land. But making the land yield a crop was another story. Some made it, some didn't. This book reveals the incredible hardships of those pre-World War I days and the price of both success and failure. Within the pages of this book, the pioneers themselves remember the years 1895 to 1914. They remember the loneliness, the importance of family, the crushing burden of death, and the natural tragedies. They remember the joy of community, barn raisings, threshing gangs, going to church, going to town, and days spend in a one-room schoolhouse. Broadfoot has created an unforgettable oral history of one of Canada's most remarkable eras.