Author : Elaine Melby Ayre
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1525507001
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)
Book Synopsis Homesteading in the Last Best West by : Elaine Melby Ayre
Download or read book Homesteading in the Last Best West written by Elaine Melby Ayre and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2022-03-30 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE AUTHOR TOOK HER GRANDFATHER JB HANSEN’S memoir, written before his death in the mid sixties, and by augmenting it with a variety of interesting primary sources, and her own personal comments, she brings new life to the realities of southeastern Saskatchewan homesteading in the Rural Municipality of Souris Valley # 7 in the first half of the twentieth century. This will give readers of today a better understanding of everyday life in those homesteading days. Many examples show changes in the forms of travel, cost of living, farming methods, food preparation and daily activities all to help us understand this history and serve to inspire us in dealing with the problems of our day. Their personal stories show they found ways to thrive and have good times in spite of the challenges of the times.