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Library Record
Metadata
Item ID# |
AX2004.0013 |
Title |
The Impact of the Great Depression on Walkerton |
Object Name |
Book |
Author |
Schmalz, Peter S. |
Publisher |
Walkerton Historical Society |
Published Date |
1983 |
Description |
This book explores the impact of the Great Depression on the town of Walkerton and the way in which the town and its citizens responded. Chapter headings are: - Introduction - Walkerton's sustained economy - Farmers in Walkerton's environs - The belt is tightened - Relief for workers, not for shirkers, - The indigent, sick and elderlyl - Walekrton aids the West - Walkerton's "untouchables" - Transients and crime - Recreation in the Thirties |
Physical Description |
123 p. : ill. ; 28 cm x 21.5 cm (white soft cover) |
Places |
Brant Township Walkerton |
People |
McClevis, Otto Conrad |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Agriculture Business Churches Crime Dairy industry Depression (economic) Disasters Domestic life Economics Factories Farming Floods Municipal government Recreation Rural life |