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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.