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Promoters, Planters, and Pioneers

Cornelius J. Jaenen · 2011

127,299 words · about 8 h 55 min to read

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About this book

Author
Cornelius J. Jaenen
Language
English
Published
2011
Length
127,299 words · about 8 h 55 min
Sections
14 reader sections
Text
Digital text
Rights
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · repository export licence (OAPEN)

 

Contents (14)

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Front matter

PLANTERS,

CORNELIUS J. JAENEN

PROMOTERS,

Table Of Contents

Introduction vii

I: The View from Belgium l I: The Promise and Challenge of the West 29 HI: The Manitoba Base 63 IV: Westward onto the Prairies 95 V: To the Foothills of Alberta 121 VI: The Mining Frontier and Pacific Rim 147 VII: Language, Religion, and Education 183 VIII: Economic, Political and Military Activity 209 IX: Ethnicity and Culture 235 Conclusion 263 Appendix 269

Notes 273 Bibliography 309

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