Sandra Rollings-Magnusson

Broschiertes Buch

Folklife and Superstition

The Luck, Lore and Worldviews of Prairie Homesteaders

Beschreibung

A captivating history of folk traditions, beliefs, and culturally diverse customs in the early homesteading era on the Canadian prairies.

Autor

Sandra Rollings-Magnusson is an Associate Professor of Sociology at MacEwan University. She has studied western Canadian homesteaders for over thirty years. Since receiving a Master's Degree from the University of Regina and a PhD from the University of Alberta, she has written numerous academic journal articles on homesteading life and lectured on a number of homesteading topics. She has also written three books: Tales from the Homestead: A History of Prairie Pioneers, 1867-1914 (finalist, Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction); Heavy Burdens on Small Shoulders: The Labour of Pioneer Children on the Canadian Prairies; and The Homesteaders.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Heritage Group Distribution
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9781772035063
• ISBN-10: 1772035068
• Artikelnr.: 70084565