This book of historical geography provides the first detailed examination of the initiation, development and decline of the unique cultural landscape created by the Community Doukhobors in Saskatchewan between 1899 and 1918.Toil and Peaceful Life considers the factors influencing the location of the original village sites, and describes the form and pattern of the villages and fields. It traces inter-village, inter-reserve, and inter-provincial movement, and village consolidation as it became clear that direct conflict with the government was unavoidable. It also identifies and analyzes the values which prevented some compromise between the Doukhobors and the government which would have eased this conflict. With twenty-nine photographs, thirteen maps, and numerous tables, this book documents the solid contributions of a remarkable group of people in the agricultural development of western Canada. | Toil & Peaceful Life by Carl J. TRACIE, Paperback | Indigo Chapters