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Title:Farmers "Making Good" : The Development of Abernethy District, Saskatchewan, 1880-1920: 2nd Edition
Series:(Parks & Heritage Series: 11)
Author:Lyle Dick
ISBN:1552382419 : 9781552382417
Illustrations:35 b/w photos, tables, graphs & maps
Format:Paperback
Size:155x230mm
Pages:303
Weight: .51 Kg.
Published:University of Calgary Press - April 2008
List Price: 20.99 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Agriculture & related industries: AGRICULTURE & FARMING


In this newly revised edition of the widely praised original published in 1989, author Lyle Dick revisits the Abernethy district of Saskatchewan & his microhistorical analysis of the development of this prairie community. Between 1882 & 1920, settlers from Ontario established social & economic structures at Abernethy, Saskatchewan. By virtue of hard work, perseverance, & the critical advantage of having arrived first, they transformed the Pheasant Plains into a prosperous farming community. Using extensive qualitative & quantitative sources, the book traces the area’s political & economic development, daily life, & social structure & places its history within the larger context of prairie agricultural settlement.

Introduction to the Second Edition; The Settlement of the Abernethy District; Estimates of Homesteading Costs in the Abernethy District in the Settlement Era; Economic Development of the Abernethy District, 1880-1920; Work and Daily Life at the Motherwell Farm; Abernethy's Social and Economic Structure; Social Relationships of the Settlement Era; Abernethy's Social Creed; Agrarian Unrest in the Central Qu'Appelle Region; Conclusions; Index.

"Dick is so well versed in the literature of prairie agriculture that it soon becomes obvious that what he has written is an important community study." -- Joe Cherwinski, Canadian Book Review Annual "In many ways, this is an admirable study of economic activity, social relationships, & political developments in one small location over a limited time-span.... Lyle Dick's work of historical reconstruction deserves the attention of all social & economic historians of the Canadian prairies." -- David Collins, British Journal of Canadian Studies "The book is a worthy addition to agricultural historiography." -- David C. Jones, Canadian Historical Review