Town Life: Main Street and the Evolution of Small Town Alberta, 1880-1947 (Alberta Reflections) (Copy)

Donald G. Wetherell,Irene R.A. Kmet

ISBN 10: 0888642687 / ISBN 13: 9780888642684

Published by University of Alberta Press, Edmonton, 1995

About this Item

8vo pp. 368, B/W illustrations. Signed and inscribed by both authors on half title page."On the prairies, the small town rests comfortably in the collective memory as a setting of childhood innocence, social familiarity and stability. Prairie towns are historically important as symbols of social values, as the bridge between country and city, and as important?

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Town Life: Main Street and the Evolution of Small Town Alberta, 1880-1947 (Alberta Reflections) (Copy)
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press, Edmonton
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0888642687
• ISBN 13: 9780888642684
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dj
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Alberta

About this title

Synopsis

In the prairies, the small town rests comfortably in our memories as a setting of childhood innocence, good neighbours and stability. By following the development of "Main Streets" in nine Alberta towns, Wetherell and Kmet present a detailed record of a largely vanished way of life.

About the Author

Donald Wetherell is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary.