Alberta Homestead

Roberts, Sarah Ellen and Roberts Lathrop E.

Published by University of Texas, Austin, 1971

About this Item

These 272 pages of Alberta farming history begin in fall 1906 when the family arrived from Illinois. The land they chose was east of Castor and south of Hardisty. Read more about : Crabby the cow. Also : Ross Lake, Ribstone Flat, Stettler, Walter Railey, Eric Eksandh, Tom McGinnis, Provincial Land Office. Mt. Lookout schoolhouse, antitoxin, and Sounding Lake. Winter, fire, dances, mail, and mosquitoes dominate many of the pages. Cond : Boards are light khaki green. End-papers are white. Green d,j, is mylar protected. D.J. photo is of Mrs, Roberts - circa 1903. Volume is tight, bright, square, and clean. Collectible. No significant flaws. Quote (p. 160) : " ._._. all but Alba Longa and one little pig. Then they all burrowed into the stack of hailed-out wheat . Papa thought they were as well off there as anywhere, but during Tuesday night the storm increased so in violence that he was afraid the snow would ._._._. ." Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # 010685

Bibliographic Details

Title: Alberta Homestead

Publisher: University of Texas, Austin

Publication Date: 1971

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Map

Condition: Very Good +

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +

Edition: First American.