Help Us to a Better Land: Crofter Colonies in the Prairie West - Norton, Wayne

Clean, tight, unmarked; wear to inside corners; otherwise very minimal wear; appears unread; It is in the late 19th century time frame that makes Norton's study unique and of particular significance. It is not just that the traditional literature says so little about Scottish settlement in Canada after 1870, but also the experience of the crofter settlers sent to Pelican Lake and Saltcoats had an important influence upon the thinking of the Canadian British governments about immigration policies at a critical moment in the history of both countries. On a more human and personal level, the story of the Pelican Lake and Saltcoats crofters at the the close of the 19th century is a moving account of a people's efforts to adapt in order to survive in a new and strange land.
Very Good
Soft cover
Canadian Plains Research Center
1994
Regina, SK