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Heather Robertson's classic account of life and death on the Canadian prairie was praised and reviled with equal vehemence when it first appeared: "a pack of lies" said one reviewer; "dynamite" said another.
Both her reporting and analysis are, in fact, explosive. The book offers intimate profiles of four modern prairie towns and of the immense difficulties faced by farmers in Western Canada. It offers sweeping descriptions of the forces that led to the settlement of the West, and examines how those same forces, controlled from eastern Canada, are causing the inexorable decline of many rural communities.
Grass Roots is a superb portrait of an imperilled way of life, combining economics, history and politics with a remarkable eye for storytelling.
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HEATHER ROBERTSON is one of Canada\s most accomplished and acclaimed authors. Her many books include Reservations are for Indians Grass Roots A Terrible Beauty and Willie: A Romance. Born in Winnipeg she has long lived in Toronto.'
MYFANWY PHILLIPS is the author of The Children of Peace. Her photographs are also featured in Heather Robertson\s Grass Roots.'
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Grass Roots
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James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers, 1973
ISBN 10: 0888620993
ISBN 13: 9780888620996
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good -. B/W Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. One of the b/w photographs, in the center section of same, is of the Miami Bakery. The story of Miami, Manitoba is told on page 117. It came to life in 1889. In similar fashion, inside these 373 pages, you will find Winkler, Nelsonville, Coalsamao, Estevan, Wilkie, Sintaluta, Bowsman, Biggar, Moose Jaw, and Landis. You also won't be surprised two find two of Canada's famous `good-guy-bad-guys' - Louis Riel and the CPR. Rather extensive `sources' section begins on page 365. Cond : Paper wrspper has blue and green lettering. Cover image is of a Fargo pick-me-up truck driving away, down a country road. Volume is square and bright. Name of p/o verso front cover. General wear and soiling. Paper is age-toned. Very good reading copy. QUote (p. 233) (think : Bienfait) : " Two freckled boys of 12 or 13 hover over the table, their tough faces serious and absorbed. It is a hot spring afternoon, but the poolroom is cool and dark. Three large green billiard tables stretch away into the gloom. There's an old wooden bench scavenged from a railway station along one wall and a ._._._. . " Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 014391
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Robertson, Heather GRASS ROOTS Toronto, Ontario: James Lorimer & Company 1973 Good/NA 369pp. 8vo. Black and white photograph of a truck on the front cover with blue and green titling. Seller Inventory # 022075
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