Canada — An Immigrant Homesteader Family

by Thomas Edmund Mueller, Susanne Garmsen (Translator)

Die Presse -- Der (Aus-) Wanderer -- "Aus dem Auswanderer wurde ein Wanderer, der ein überaus interessantes Buch schrieb. Sein Lebensweg in neuen Landen ist flüssig und anschaulich geschrieben. Seine Landschaftsbeschreibungen vermitteln wortreich Bilder." --x--x--x-- "Seine Geschichte ist die einer Familie, die in herrlicher Natur und Wildnis lebt, auch ist sie Zeugnis eines Menschen, der trotz schwerer Krankheit nie aufgab, seine Lebensprinzipien nie verlor, der Bären jagte und Blockhäuser baute, der in den unendlichen Wäldern Pilze sammelte..." --x--x--x-- "Ein Lesemuss für alle, die auswandern wollen, oder für die am heimischen Herd davon Träumenden..." --x--x--x-- "Drei Kinder und selbstgebaute Blockhäuser hat er geschafft. Dass man sich von seiner Umgebung her ernähren muss, war auch Teil seines Traumes. Fischen, Jagen, Trappen, all das und noch viel mehr Überlebenstechniken hat er erlernt, um seinen Traum von einem freien Leben zu verwirklichen." --x--x--x-- "Was er erfahren und gelernt hat, ist nun in seinem Buch beschrieben, das vielen Menschen gefallen wird. Für Abenteuerlustige, Träumer und solche die es werden wollen, ist es ein praktisches Handbuch, für Schüler jeden Alters ein faszinierendes Lehrbuch, und für ein jeden, der nur etwas Unterhaltsames aus dem richtigen Leben lesen will, bietet sich dieses Buch geradezu verlockend als Lektüre an." --x--x--x-- "Es gehört in die Hausbücherei eines jeden Kanada-Liebhabers." --x--x--x-- "Hinzuzufügen wäre noch, dass der Reiz der Texte durch exquisites Bildmaterial noch gesteigert wird."

Genres: Canada, Nonfiction

338 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 15, 2014

Reviews

[♏ Gina☽ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I won this Kindle book in a Goodreads giveaway and I thank the author and the publisher.

Written mainly with children in mind, the books is nonetheless an enjoyable read for everyone.

The writer is obviously very smitten with the beautiful land we now call Canada. It is filled with descriptions of the landscape, the wildlife, the serenity, the people, and everything in between.

It is the true story of a young German man and his family who fulfilled his wish to move to Canada, settling in New Brunswick. Living off the land, this book recalls their experiences living that lifestyle, including farming and raising livestock to sustain them, just as the first settlers did. The difference, however, is that they are attempting to do this in the 1980's.

The book is jam packed with photos, which makes everything seem even more real. While this book is a tribute to the beauty that is Canada, it will also talk about the hardships, determination, and backbreaking labor it takes to live this lifestyle.

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want to thank Thomas Edmund Mueller, author and Goodreads First Giveaway for the eBook Kindle copy of Canada ~ An Immigrant Homesteader Family that I won in the Giveaway.

This is a true story of a young German man living his dream to immigrant to Canada and homestead with his family and lives off the land. The family settled in New Brunswick first and had a farm that sustained them with the butter they made and sold from their cows and the food they raised and the farm animals that provided food just as homesteaders have done for many years. The difference is that Mr. Mueller and his family started their adventure in the 1980's and made it work. Hunting was also a part of living off the land.

The book shows a respect for the environment, a strong work ethic and determination to make living a simple life work and being close to nature. The pictures were an added bonus and made the story easy to picture from building cabins, to the bears and wildlife, and the children and how they learned to help with everyday life. It is an excellent book to get a look at a brave man that lived his dream.

[Jan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This marvelous book is, basically, a series of love letters and poetry to the greatness and beauty of Canada. While telling of their immigration to New Brunswick and then the move to British Columbia and all of the beautiful scenery and enjoyment of nature, the reader senses that the author feels that there is no finer place on this earth. There are heartfelt poems and astounding photos, praise for those who helped, praise for the educational system which provides the means for the children to be home schooled through eighth grade so successfully that academic integration into high school and later college was seamless. He does do a fair amount of bragging in his instructional mode, but it's pretty much everything taught and supported in Mother Earth News. I found it to be an excellent narrative and enjoyed it without reservation.
I am thankful to have won an ebook copy in a Goodreads Giveaway!

[Alan Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

An immigrant moves to Canada and homesteads and lives a life of self-sufficiency. If I had my youth back I would give it a go myself. This book would appeal to those of like mind


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[Pamela · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was very interesting and I learned a lot about Canada that I didn't know.The pictures were great too.

[J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Packed with family photos, author Mueller described his family’s life on four farms in New Brunswick. Little homesteading nuggets and practical information is scattered throughout this folksy tome. The focus is on what is being done and who is doing it, but there is very little about how felt or the relationships between family members. Think colorful travel log.

[Lavender]

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