Sandra Rollings-Magnusson - Folklife and Superstition - The Luck, Lore and Worldviews of Prairie Homesteaders

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Sandra Rollings-Magnusson

Folklife and Superstition - The Luck, Lore and Worldviews of Prairie Homesteaders

English · Paperback / Softback

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

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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.

Product details

Authors Sandra Rollings-Magnusson
Publisher Heritage Group Distribution
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 03.09.2024
 
EAN 9781772035063
ISBN 978-1-77203-506-3
No. of pages 320
Dimensions 152 mm x 229 mm x 28 mm
Weight 567 g
Subject Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries

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