this book [asks] a very pertinent question. Why is it that, in the Dominion of Canada with its immense natural wealth, its almost boundless opportunities for advancement and prosperity, there are barely eight and a half-millions of people, a mere handful compared with the number the country might, support? Miss Laut's answer to this conundrum is that Canada has never really pulled together, never made a concerted effort to come into and to enjoy its heritage.Agnes Christina Laut (1871-1936) was a Canadian journalist, ...
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this book [asks] a very pertinent question. Why is it that, in the Dominion of Canada with its immense natural wealth, its almost boundless opportunities for advancement and prosperity, there are barely eight and a half-millions of people, a mere handful compared with the number the country might, support? Miss Laut's answer to this conundrum is that Canada has never really pulled together, never made a concerted effort to come into and to enjoy its heritage.Agnes Christina Laut (1871-1936) was a Canadian journalist, novelist, historian, and social worker. Born in rural Ontario, the family relocated to Winnipeg Manitoba in 1873. She attended the University of Manitoba but was forced to drop out due to health issues. At this time she became interested in writing and her work was published in the Manitoba Free Press. She obtained an editorial job working for the Press and worked there from 1895-1897.
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Good. 1921. Hardcover. Clean copy showing some age and shelf wear. Covers torn to spine and light staining to front and rear boards. Small water stain to top corner of pages. No dust wrapper. Remains a good copy.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
Add this copy of Canada at the Cross Roads to cart. $66.74, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Palala Press.
