“That old ocean is a tremendous barrier between us and home”: how young people and their families spoke across distance during the First World War

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dc.contributor.authorHenrickson, Ashley J.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorAlexander, Kristine
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-14T17:10:31Z
dc.date.available2019-06-14T17:10:31Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractThousands of miles and countless other barriers — including illiteracy, technological limitations and experiential differences — distanced soldiers serving in the First World War from their families living in the Canadian Prairie Provinces. This thesis draws on hundreds of letters sent between these families to examine the numerous strategies they used to overcome this distance maintain their relationships during the conflict. It examines in depth the work that young people (under the age of twenty-five) performed within their families and draws on methods from social history to uncover their unique experiences.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipGovernment of Canada's History Awards, Roger Soderstrom Scholarship, Profiling our Students Travel Award, Queen Elizabeth II Scholarshipen_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5398
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquestyesNoen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Department of Historyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Historyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Canadaen_US
dc.subjectCanada -- History -- 1914-1918en_US
dc.subjectBrothers and sisters -- Canada -- Correspondanceen_US
dc.subjectFamilies -- Canada -- Correspondanceen_US
dc.subjectWar and families -- Canadaen_US
dc.subjectSoldiers -- Canada -- Correspondanceen_US
dc.subjectSoldiers -- Family relationships -- Canadaen_US
dc.subjectCanadian historyen_US
dc.subjectFirst World Waren_US
dc.subjectfamiliesen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.title“That old ocean is a tremendous barrier between us and home”: how young people and their families spoke across distance during the First World Waren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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