{"product_id":"9781486613281","title":"My Homesteader's Heritage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Homesteader’s Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of two families who\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimmigrated from England and Poland to face the challenges of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehomesteading in Canada. Despite their vastly differing backgrounds and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecultures, the two families were joined together when Leonard Croswell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emarried Ella Stebner in 1943 at Newbrook, Alberta.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Croswell family began their journey in 1842, sailing from\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiverpool, England for thirteen weeks across the perilous Atlantic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOcean and stalling amid the threatening icebergs of the Labrador\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurrent. An outbreak of cholera marred their courageous journey with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edeath and sorrow, yet through a twist of serendipitous fate, the two\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egrieving Croswell-French families on board were joined together to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebravely face the frontiers of British North America. The Croswell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediaspora eventually led to homesteading in Saskatchewan and Alberta.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEd and Helen Stebner were married in 1922 at Tarnufka, Poland. After\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efacing the dangers of World War I, their German community began to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efeel increasingly alienated and marginalized politically and was\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edenied many rights. Hearing of the glowing opportunities and safety in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanada, the Stebners immigrated. Ed came first in 1927, and a year\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elater Helen and her two preschool children moved to Leduc and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeventually their homestead in Newbrook, Alberta.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Homesteader’s Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e is an account of the bravery and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eperseverance of two homesteading families who overcame the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edifficulties and hardships of a frontier land to pass on a legacy of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efaith, determination, hard work, and success for their children to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eemulate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Word Alive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49953788231920,"sku":"9781486613281","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781486613281","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}