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Canada's Rural Majority : Households, Environments, and Economies, 1870-1940 /

"Before the Second World War, Canada was a rural country. Unlike most industrializing countries, Canada's rural population grew throughout the century after 1871--even if it declined as a proportion of the total population. Rural Canadians also differed in their lives from rural population...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sandwell, R. W. (Ruth Wells), 1955- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • CANADA'S RURAL MAJORITY: HOUSEHOLDS, ENVIRONMENTS, AND ECONOMIES, 1870-1940
  • 1. Introduction: Rediscovering Canada's Rural Majority, 1870-1940
  • 2. The Canadian Shield
  • 3. The St. Lawrence Valley and Southern Great Lakes Region
  • 4. The Canadian Central Plain
  • 5. The Mountains
  • 6. The Coast
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References and Further Reading
  • Index