Author: William MorrisPublisher:
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Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Toil and Peaceful Life
Author: Carl TraciePublisher: University of Regina Press
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The Doukhobors, a persecuted and impoverished Russian sect, came to Canada in 1899 as one of the largest cohesive groups in the government's campaign to draw experienced farmers to unoccupied western land. This book provides a detailed examination of the Doukhobors' unique cultural landscapes, with the geographical focus on the three blocks of land set aside for them by the government in Saskatchewan. It considers the factors influencing the location of the original village sites and describes the form and pattern of the villages and fields. It also traces inter-village, inter-reserve, and interprovincial movement, and village consolidation as it became clear that direct conflict with government was unavoidable. The book identifies and analyzes the values which prevented Doukhobor/government compromise and ends with the final dispersal of the government-held village lands in the original reserves in 1918.
Useful Work Versus Useless Toil
Author: William MorrisOnce Upon a Wedding
Author: Nancy MillarPublisher: Calgary : Bayeux Arts
ISBN: 9781896209333
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Our Steppes
Author: Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462869041
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 711
Book Description
The Reader
Author: Our Paper
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Category : Juvenile delinquency
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Catholic School Journal
Author: You Must Go and Win
Author: Alina SimonePublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0865479151
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Presents a series of humorous essays in which a Ukrainian-born musician traces her bizarre journey through the indie rock world in New York City and Russia.
Our Backs Warmed by the Sun
Author: Vera MaloffPublisher: Caitlin Press
ISBN: 9781773860398
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Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
For many, the Doukhobor story is a sensational one: arson, nudity and civil disobedience once made headlines. But it isn't the whole story. Our Backs Warmed by the Sun: Memories of a Doukhobor Life is an intricately woven, richly textured memoir of a family's determination to live in peace and community in the face of controversy and unrest. When author Vera Maloff set out to find the truth about her family's history, she knew something of the struggles of living a pacifist, agrarian life in a world with opposing values. To find the bones of that history she turned to her mother Elizabeth, who, in her nineties, had forgotten nothing. In Our Backs Warmed by the Sun, the author, through the stories of her mother, describes a wholly activist life. The Doukhobors--both the Sons of Freedom and moderate sects--led anti-military protests throughout the early 1900s, harboured draft dodgers in the 60s, and stood up for their beliefs. In response, they were hosed down, arrested, and jailed. Vera learns of the confusion and fear when, as a child, Elizabeth and her family were interned in an abandoned logging camp while their father served time in Oakalla prison for charges related to a peaceful protest, and of her loneliness when, later, she was institutionalized--one of a series of Canadian government efforts in assimilation. By removing the children, it was believed, the cycle of protest and resistance could be broken. Tracing the Doukhobor movement from Russia, the author explores the spiritual influence of its leaders. She does not shy away from the controversial actions of the Sons of Freedom in the darkest days of bombings and arson, or the toll on families and communities, probing with a historian's curiosity and a daughter's tenderness. Elizabeth's story is also one of a small but thriving Kootenay community, and of the experiences of a family who stood by their beliefs. Laughter, ingenuity and tenacity are offered up in the pages of Our Backs Warmed by the Sun, an important and engaging window into our collective history.
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