| Title | Places of last resort : the expansion of the farm frontier into the Boreal Forest in Canada, c.1910-1940 |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Wood, D. |
| Pagination | 1-244 |
| Place Published | McGill-Queen's University Press |
| Publication Language | en |
| ISBN Number | 9780773530393; 0773530398; 0773530975; 9780773530973 |
| Keywords | boreal, colonization, farm expansion, traditional farming |
| Abstract | Describes the colonization of marginal lands among the boreal fringes of Canada. This book explores the last significant expansion of farm settlement in Canada, documenting the painful discovery of the limits of traditional farming. |
| Topics | agriculture, history |
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| Group | Humanities Bibliography |
| Citation Key | 24287 |
