Ordinary Heroes

The Journal of a French Pioneer in Alberta by Marcel Duriex

• Author(s): Marcel Durieux,
• Publisher: University of Alberta
• Pages: 115
• ISBN_10: 0888640692
  ISBN_13: 9780888640697
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / General , Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / General , Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers , History / Canada / General , History / Canada / Pre-Confederation (to 1867) ,

Description:... The journal of Marcel Durieux records the joys of harvesting vegetables after a winter of rice and beans, of spiritual awareness and of strong ties among the people, as well as the suffering that came from hardship, pain, loss and loneliness in pioneering the West.