A Paradise for the Poor: Hussar, Standard & Caroline, Alberta, Letters of Ole Nissen 1923-1937

by Walter, Joan (editor); Nissen, Ole

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Bookseller: The Second Story / Canadian Rockies Books (CA)
Bookseller Inventory #: 018795
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0929123115
ISBN 13: 9780929123110
Publisher: Historical Society of Alberta
Place: Edmonton, AB, Canada
Date published: 2001
Pages: 166
Subjects: HISTORY / Canada / General;

Book Description

Edmonton, AB, Canada: Historical Society of Alberta, 2001. Signed inscription from the editor on title page. Wear on edges, rubbing. Emigrating from Denmark to western Canada, Ole Nissen detrained at Hussar, Alberta, in 1923. He worked as a farm hand, rode the rails to Vancouver, cut and loaded rail ties west of Edmonton, then returned to Hussar to farm. Ole's intimate diaries and letters from his life at Hussar, Standard, Chancellor, Dorothy, and Caroline are writings of hope. elation, disappointment and eventual rebirth and revitalization.. ISBN: 0929123115. Signed Inscription from Editor. Soft Cover. Very Good. STANDARD HUSSAR CAROLINE ALBERTA CANADA CANADIAN HISTORY OLE NISSEN LETTERS BIOGRAPHY MEMOIRS.