{"product_id":"manitoba-at-christmas-holiday-memories-in-the-keystone-province-paperback-1","title":"Manitoba at Christmas: Holiday Memories in the Keystone Province - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWayne Chan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManitoba at Christmas is an anthology of holiday memories in Manitoba, from the days of the earliest explorers to the dawn of the 21st century. Some stories are heartwarming, some sad or poignant, and some funny.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe start with the earliest Christmases recorded in what is now Manitoba, written by explorers in search of a passage to the Far East. We then have accounts from lonely fur-trading outposts, where the holiday observances were often simple in nature---a glass raised in honour of the occasion and a remembrance of loved ones back home.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe move on to the establishment of the Red River Colony which ushered in the settler era. We will read of courageous pioneer families like the Averills, trying to survive the harsh winters of Manitoba while making the most of the holiday season. Then came the dawn of the 20th century, the Great War, the Spanish Flu pandemic, the Depression, and then World War II. Manitobans were anxiously waiting to hear news of their loved ones after the fall of Hong Kong on Christmas Day in 1941, yet they tried to observe Christmas as best as they could under the circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the calendar pages fall away, we make a trip to Eaton's in its hey-day, with its doormen and white-gloved elevator operators, and join our younger selves as we dash upstairs to see Santa's Toyland. Advancing through the latter half of the 20th century, we visit a succession of communities, from Steinbach to Bakers Narrows, and remember special times there.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo pull up a chair and throw another log on the fire, as we remember Christmas as it once was in the Keystone Province.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42633379151968,"sku":"9780992162214","price":45.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/bmQ3ZGViZFlOUCt5RVhQUDN0NHpoQT09.webp?v=1772520646","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/manitoba-at-christmas-holiday-memories-in-the-keystone-province-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}