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Hardscrabble: The High Cost of Free Land
Hardscrabble The High Cost Of Free Lap
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Description for Hardscrabble: The High Cost of Free Land
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How emigrants were lured to Ontario’s Muskoka in the 1870s in a vain attempt to farm the Canadian Shield.
When the Free Grants and Homestead Act was first introduced in 1868, fierce debates erupted in Ontario’s Legislature over whether land in the Muskoka region should be opened to settlement or reserved for the Aboriginal population. From the beginning, many people vented serious doubts about the free grant scheme, citing the district’s poor agricultural prospects. In the end, such caution was ignored by overeager boosters.
The story in Hardscrabble also takes readers to Britain, where emigration ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
A J. Patrick Boyer Book Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781459708044
SKU
V9781459708044
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Hardscrabble The High Cost Of Free Lap
Donna E. Williams is a writer and freelance editor. Following a 30-year career in trade book and magazine publishing, she returned to the University of Toronto and completed an M.A. in history. Hardscrabble is based on her master's thesis. She lives in Toronto.
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