The Harvest Train : When Maritimers Worked In The Canadian West 1890 to 1928

MacKenzie, A.A.

Wreck Cove, 2002

By Breton Books
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Details

Card covers, 165 pages, 6x9 in, [13x23 cm], B&W photographs.
Condition

Covers lightly rubbed.
Notes

This volume explores the seasonal migration of Maritimers to Western Canada between 1890 and 1928 to work during the harvest. Organized by Canadian railway companies, these annual excursions brought thousands of Eastern Canadian labourers to the Prairies. The book primarily consists of personal recollections—both written accounts and oral interviews—documenting the experiences of those who participated in this chapter of Canadian history.
ISBN

1895415640
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