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Myers, Patricia FACING THE LAND: Homesteading in Alberta
Friends of Reynolds-Alberta Museum Society 1992 1895706084 / 9781895706086 First Edition Softcover Fine
Fine other than slight wear to corners, clean & unmarked. Wonderful old photos throughout. 37 pages. "Lured by the promise of free land, early Alberta settlers joined thousands of people from other parts of Canada & the world to try their hand at farming. This book looks at why they came and how they got here, and describes some of the farming experiences that greeted them. " (*shipping will be reduced on this lighter book) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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15.50 USD
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Myers, Patricia WHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWS: Steam Threshing in Alberta
Friends of Reynolds-Alberta Museum Society 1992 1895706092 / 9781895706093 First Edition Softcover Near Fine
Excellent condition - light wear to corners & slight rubbing to two edges. Otherwise tight and unmarked. Wonderful vintage photos throughout. 37 pages. " ...as the steamer's whistle blew, the reluctant crew rose from the dinner table to return to the field. There, waiting for the men was the threshing machine, the steamer and the bundle racks full of sheaves to be fed into the thresher.." A visual history of custom steam threshermen, a group that ruled the harvest in Alberta for many years. (160? Os) ; 8vo
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13.50 USD
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