00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.862500 CaOODSP 20221107161032 cr ||||||||||| 180928s1989 oncabd ob f000 0 eng d 0660129396 (print) 0225-0101 CaOODSP eng n-cn-sn w8x2 R61-2/9-42E-PDF R61-2/9-42E Dick, Lyle. Farmers "making good" [electronic resource] : the development of Abernethy District, Saskatchewan, 1880-1920 / Lyle Dick. Development of Abernethy District, Saskatchewan, 1880-1920 Ottawa : National Historic Parks and Sites, Canadian Parks Service, Environment Canada, 1989. 259 p. : charts, ill., maps. Studies in archaeology, architecture and history Issued also in French under title: Les fermiers « font fortune » : l'évolution économique et sociale du district d'Abernethy, Saskatchewan de 1880 à 1920. Digitized edition from print. Includes bibliographical references. "Between 1882 and 1920, settlers from Ontario established social and economic structures at Abernethy, Saskatchewan. By virtue of hard work, perseverance, and the critical advantage of having arrived first, they transformed the Pheasant Plains into a prosperous farming community. Using painstakingly collected qualitative and quantitative data, Farmers "Making Good" traces the area's political and economic development, daily life, and social structure and reinterprets the larger history of prairie agricultural settlement in light of Abernethy's remarkable experience"--Provided by publisher. Issued also in print format. Agricultural colonies Saskatchewan--Abernethy Region History Canada. Canadian Parks Service. National Historic Parks and Sites. Les fermiers « font fortune » (CaOODSP)9.862504 Studies in archaeology, architecture and history. (CaOODSP)9.836869 PDF 62.72 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/pc/R61-2-9-42-eng.pdf