Farmers "Making Good" The Development of Abernethy District, Saskatchewan, 1880-1920

ISBN-10: 1552382419

ISBN-13: 9781552382417

Edition: 2nd

Authors: Lyle Dick

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In this newly revised edition of the widely praised original published in 1989, author Lyle Dick revisits the Abernethy district of Saskatchewan and his microhistorical analysis of the development of this prairie community. Between 1882 and 1920, settlers from Ontario established social and economic structures at Abernethy, Saskatchewan. By virtue of hard work, perseverance, and the critical advantage of having arrived first, they transformed the Pheasant Plains into a prosperous farming community. Using extensive qualitative and quantitative sources, Farmers "Making Good" traces the area's political and economic development, daily life, and social structure and places its history within…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: University of Calgary Press
Publication date: 4/25/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Introduction to the Second Edition


The Settlement of the Abernethy District


Estimates of Homesteading Costs in the Abernethy District in the Settlement Era


Economic Development of the Abernethy District, 1880-1920


Work and Daily Life at the Motherwell Farm


Abernethy's Social and Economic Structure


Social Relationships of the Settlement Era


Abernethy's Social Creed


Agrarian Unrest in the Central Qu'Appelle Region


Conclusions


Index