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Settling the Canadian-American West, 1890-1915 : pioneer adaptation and community building : an anthropological history

Author: John W Bennett; Seena B Kohl
Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©1995.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This "anthropological history" tells the story of homesteading and community organization in the Canadian-American West through personal reminiscences and locally written histories. John W. Bennett and Seena B. Kohl interpret those stories through the lenses of history and social science, and they present a view of settlement experience as one phase of the evolving postfrontier society and culture of western North  Read more...
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Bennett, John W. (John William), 1915-2005.
Settling the Canadian-American West, 1890-1915.
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c1995
(OCoLC)604047573
Online version:
Bennett, John W. (John William), 1915-2005.
Settling the Canadian-American West, 1890-1915.
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c1995
(OCoLC)607841058
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John W Bennett; Seena B Kohl
ISBN: 0803212542 9780803212541
OCLC Number: 32093763
Description: xiii, 295 p., [10] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents: Ch. 1. Locale and Approach --
Ch. 2. Settlement and Environment in the Canadian-American West --
Ch. 3. Settlement Patterns and Ethnicity --
Ch. 4. Setting Out: Emigration as a Social Process --
Ch. 5. Starting Off: Interactive Adaptation on the Homestead Frontier --
Ch. 6. Settling In: Family and Household in the Homesteading Experience --
Ch. 7. Growing Up: Memories of Childhood --
Ch. 8. Coming Together: The Formation of the Homestead Frontier Community --
Ch. 9. Institutions and Services: The Postfrontier Community --
Ch. 10. Women's Organizations: From Country District to Nation --
Ch. 11. Rudyard: A Railroad-Homestead Town as Seen by Contemporaries --
Ch. 12. Lives: Town Builders --
Ch. 13. Lives: Country Men and Women --
Ch. 14. Political Aftermath.
Responsibility: John W. Bennett and Seena B. Kohl.
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This "anthropological history" tells the story of homesteading and community organization in the Canadian-American West through personal reminiscences and locally written histories. John W. Bennett and Seena B. Kohl interpret those stories through the lenses of history and social science, and they present a view of settlement experience as one phase of the evolving postfrontier society and culture of western North America.

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