Isbn: 9780888332608 - new and naked land: making the prairies home (14 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: FINE. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VERY GOOD. Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight. New archival mylar dj cover. 8vo 188 pages. History of prairie settlement in western Canada, drawing on photographs and personal accounts to trace how immigrants made the prairies their home. Additional info or photos on request. Ships in sturdy cardboard packaging, with tracking and insurance.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. VG hardcover in VG DJ - see actual image. Western Canada. Emigration. Immigration. Social conditions. Canadiana. Pg 188 History-Sask.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. 188 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; Immigrants to Canada who found themselves on unfamiliar terrain had a most difficult adjustment, both physical and spiritual, and those who settled on the Canadian prairies encountered an environment stranger than most. This book begins with an estimate of immigrants' expectations of the new land and ends with an assessment of their attempts to make a home of it. It is suggested that the prairie is perhaps too austere an environment for the common sensibility ever to absorb completely. Certainly, it is a landscape that overwhelms the newcomer and haunts the native, however far he may wander, for a lifetime.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 188 pp, index, plates. Light edgewear, interior unmarked and solid.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. pp.188 with index The immigration and history of the Prairies. clean tight unread copy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. New, May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Since Time Immemorial Displaced Mankind Has Suffered From Homesickness And Nostalgia For The Homeland. Few Nations Were Left Untouched Once The Industrial Revolution And The Opening Of The New Worlds Began To Scatter The Old World Population. It Is Easy To Forget, In Our Present Age, How Stationary People Used To Be And How Insurmountable Distances Were. People Were Tied To Localities In Ways We Can No Longer Appreciate, And Moves Of Only A Few Miles Could Be Profoundly Disturbing. Migrants Who Found Themselves On Unfamiliar Terrain Had The Most Difficult Adjustments, Both Physical And Spiritual, And Those Who Settled On The Canadian Prairies Encountered An Environment Stranger Than Most Of Them Could Ever Have Envisioned. New And Naked Land Begins With An Estimate Of Immigrants' Expectations Of The New Land And Ends With An Assessment Of Their Attempts To Make A Home Of It. In Conclusion It Is Suggested That The Prairie Is Perhaps Too Austere An Environment For The Common Sensibility Ever To Absorb Completely. Certainly, It Is A Landscape That Overwhelms The Newcomer And Haunts The Native, However Far He May Wander, For A Lifetime.…

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 8vo pp. 188, b/w illustrations, pioneers describe their response to the landscape of the Canadian prairie. book.

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 8vo pp. 188, b/w illustrations, pioneers describe their response to the landscape of the Canadian prairie.signed by the author on half title page. Signed by Author. book.

[0-88833-260-2] [1988], 1st edition. (Hardcover) Fine in fine dust jacket. 188pp. Illustrations, bibliography, index. Locale: Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. (Western Canada, Immigrants, Settlement).

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