An illustrated history of Ukranian settlement in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The main focus of the book is the pioneer era, the period between 1891 and 1920. The text is written in clear English style and the photographs by Martin Coles are equally revealing and apposite. Each section contains thoughtfully selected letters, photos from family archives and brief eyewitness accounts which have the force of revelation, the urgency of simple, unaffected rural people who are moved by the need to survive in an alien environment.