Harvest of stones : the German settlement in Renfrew County /
Driven by Bismarck's wars and by economic hardship, hundreds of people left eastern Germany between 1858 and 1890 to settle in Canada. Using their objects and stories, Lee-Whiting brings to life the culture of a people transplanted to a region that challenged them and met with resilience and re...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto ; Buffalo :
University of Toronto Press,
©1985.
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| Series: | Heritage.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | Driven by Bismarck's wars and by economic hardship, hundreds of people left eastern Germany between 1858 and 1890 to settle in Canada. Using their objects and stories, Lee-Whiting brings to life the culture of a people transplanted to a region that challenged them and met with resilience and resourcefulness. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 323 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-314) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781487576400 1487576404 |