Forging the Prairie WestOxford University Press, 1998 - Broj stranica: 212 This second volume in the Illustrated History of Canada series relates the eventful, occasionally violent history of the three "prairie" provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta). Covering exploration as well as economic, political, and social history, it presents a detailed account of the region's importance in Canadian history. |
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... buffalo the staple of their economies . They hunted these dangerous animals — a half- tonne buffalo could charge at 50 kmh — with great skill . They have invented so many meth- ods for the destruction of these animals , ' wrote a ...
... buffalo the staple of their economies . They hunted these dangerous animals — a half- tonne buffalo could charge at 50 kmh — with great skill . They have invented so many meth- ods for the destruction of these animals , ' wrote a ...
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... buffalo hunting , and whatever seasonal labour they could find with the Hudson's Bay Company , with subsistence farming . Hay cut from the tall grass prairie mattered more to these families than cultivated crops of grain and potatoes ...
... buffalo hunting , and whatever seasonal labour they could find with the Hudson's Bay Company , with subsistence farming . Hay cut from the tall grass prairie mattered more to these families than cultivated crops of grain and potatoes ...
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... Buffalo Rift ' , 1837. This image of a buffalo ' jump ' is often misdated to 1867 , the year the Canadian government commissioned a copy of the original , rather than 1837 , the year Miller ( 1810-74 ) painted it . In his journal , the ...
... Buffalo Rift ' , 1837. This image of a buffalo ' jump ' is often misdated to 1867 , the year the Canadian government commissioned a copy of the original , rather than 1837 , the year Miller ( 1810-74 ) painted it . In his journal , the ...
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