shantz 1822 1909 (4 risultati)

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Narrative of a Journey to Manitoba / [microform]. Book.

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Self-Wrappers. First French-Language Edition. pp. [1-7], 8-30. Octavo (22 × 15 cm). Original printed self-wrappers. Disbound. Marginal loss and faint tide-marks to first leaf; lacking rear wrapper. Contents otherwise clean and unmarked. Good+. Scarce. Text in French. From the preface (translated): "The following account of a trip to Manitoba was written by Mr. Jacob Y. Shantz, a German Mennonite, residing in Berlin, Ontario. Mr. Shantz came to Ottawa last November, at the request of the Department of Agriculture, in company with Mr. Bernard Warkentin, a German Mennonite of Berdiansk, Russia, and to act as interpreter. Mr. Warkentin's object in coming to Canada was to find a suitable place for the settlement of Mennonites who propose to emigrate en masse from Russia. And at the request of the Department of Agriculture, he visited Manitoba, in company with Mr. Shantz. Mr. Shantz states that in writing this account of his trip, he was moved only by the desire to state the facts with the greatest possible accuracy. Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, April, 1873." Scarce in commerce. See OCLC #7035831; Peel 650. For the English version, see Peel 649; see also Peel 766. An important document in the history of Mennonite immigration to Canada. Jacob Yost Shantz (18221909), a prominent Mennonite businessman and philanthropist from Berlin, Ontario (now Kitchener), played a pivotal role in facilitating the migration of thousands of Mennonites from Russia to the Canadian Prairies. At the request of the Canadian Department of Agriculture, Shantz accompanied Bernard Warkentin to Manitoba in 1872-73 to assess conditions for settlement. His reports - including the present French edition - helped pave the way for the establishment of substantial Mennonite colonies in Manitoba, profoundly shaping the cultural and agricultural landscape of Western Canada.

8vo. pp. 30, [1 leaf]. original printed wrs. (lacking rear wr., several library stamps, spine stained). First Edition of the French Translation. Shantz, a citizen of Berlin, Ontario, visited southern Manitoba in 1872 to inspect and report on the suitability of the lands for settlement by Russian Mennonites. He was favourably impressed, and this pamphlet, detailing his findings, led to the establishment of the first Mennonite settlements in the West. Peel 650. Gagnon I 3291, Sabin 79770. Not in Casey.