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| Title: | Heavy Burdens on Small Shoulders
: The Labour of Pioneer Children on the Canadian Prairies |
| Author: | Sandra Rollings-Magnusson |
| ISBN: | 0888645090 : 9780888645098 |
| Illustrations: | 18 b/w illus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 232 |
| Published: | University of Alberta Press - March 2009 |
| List Price: | 23.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | Not yet published |
| Subjects: | HISTORY: Canada |
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.
