| With Unshakeable Persistence: Rural Teachers of the Depression Era Contributor(s): McLachlan, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 1896300111 ISBN-13: 9781896300115 Publisher: NeWest Press OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1999 Annotation: Author Elizabeth McLachlan, inspired by her father's memoirs of his life as a rural teacher during the Great Depression, brings us this compilation of the stories of individual teachers. The stories are based on the author's interviews and correspondence with several teachers who taught in rural schools during the Great Depression. Comic at times, tragic at others, these stories tell of a past that is quickly receding from view. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | History - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) |
| Dewey: 371.100 |
| LCCN: 999009729 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.06" W x 8.03" (0.45 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1930's - Cultural Region - Canadian - Geographic Orientation - Alberta - Geographic Orientation - Saskatchewan |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A compilation of individual stories based on the author’s interviews and correspondence with several depression era teachers. |
Contributor Bio(s): McLachlan, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth McLachlan was born in Coaldale, Alberta, and feels fortunate to have lived in eleven rural communities throughout the province. She currently resides in Lethbridge, Alberta, where she works as a freelance writer, editor, and public speaker. Elizabeth has previously published three books with NeWest Press: With Unshakeable Persistence, With Unfailing Dedication, and the best selling Gone But Not Forgotten. Herbert Has Lots for a Buck is her fourth book. |