Heavy Burdens on Small Shoulders : The Labour of Pioneer Children on the Canadian Prairies
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0888645090
ISBN-13
9780888645098
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Imprint
University of Alberta Press
Country of Manufacture
CA
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 26th, 2009
Print length
192 Pages
Weight
300 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.50 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
History
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Examine the vital work pioneer children performed to help their families on the Canadian Prairies.
The phrase "child labour" carries negative undertones in today''s society. However, only a century ago on the Canadian Prairies, youngsters laboured alongside their parents'' working the land, cleaning stovepipes, and chopping wood. By shouldering their share of the chores, these children learned the domestic and manual labour skills needed for life on a Prairie family farm. Rollings-Magnusson uses historic research, photographs, and personal anecdotes to describe the kinds of work performed by children and how each task fit into the family economy. This book is a vital contribution to western Canadian history as well as family and gender studies.
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