PreviewsSandra Rollings-Magnusson

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  Folklife and Superstition

  The Luck, Lore and Worldviews of Prairie Homesteaders

  Sandra Rollings-Magnusson

  This history of folk traditions, beliefs, and culturally diverse customs in the early homesteading era on the Canadian Prairies (1867–1914) gives insight into homesteaders’ daily lives, and shows how they built communities with others from different backgrounds to create a culture that blended the old with the new.

  (Heritage House, $32.95 Paperback, 320 pages, ISBN: 978-17-72035-06-3)  

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  Tales from the Homestead

  A History of Prairie Pioneers, 1867–1914

  Sandra Rollings-Magnusson

  This compilation of 36 first-hand accounts by people from, among other places, England, Germany, Holland, Russia, and the U.S., immigrating to the Prairies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries includes stories of the journey to Canada and train rides west, times of hardship and natural disaster, and memories of friendship and community events.

  (Heritage House, $29.95 Paperback, 288 pages, ISBN: 978-17-72033-89-2)