Heavy burdens on small shoulders : the labour of pioneer children on the Canadian Prairies /

The phrase "child labour" carries negative undertones in today's society. However, only a century ago on the Canadian Prairies, youngsters laboured alongside their parents' working the land, cleaning stovepipes, and chopping wood. By shouldering their share of the chores, these c...

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Main Author:	Rollings-Magnusson, Sandra
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Edmonton : University of Alberta Press, c2009 Edmonton, Alta. : University of Alberta Press ; Gazelle [distributor], 2009 Edmonton, Alta. : Lancaster : 2009
Subjects:	20th century Geschichte 1880-1920 Child labor > Prairie Provinces > History > 20th century Child labor > Prairie Provinces > History Farm life > Prairie Provinces Frontier and pioneer life > Prairie Provinces Pioneer children > Employment > Prairie Provinces Pioneer children > Prairie Provinces > Social conditions Rural families > Prairie Provinces > Social conditions Child labor Frontier and pioneer life History Pioneer children Social conditions Prairie Provinces > History Prairie Provinces > Rural conditions Prairie Provinces

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