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The Plains Farmer and the Prairie Province Frontier, 1897-1914.
- Source :
- Journal of Economic History; Jun65, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p263, 8p, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 1965
-
Abstract
- Discusses the role of United States-based farmers in the settlement and development of Saskatchewan and Alberta between 1897 and 1914. Economic factors that motivated immigration to Canadian prairies; Social conditions of farmers in the western Middle West; Effect of the rise in wheat prices on land values.
- Subjects :
- FARMERS
ECONOMIC impact of emigration & immigration
WHEAT
PRICES
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00220507
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Economic History
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 5083366
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050700056655