Story of an Immigrant: A Russian boy born in China prospers in Canada B&W Edition

This is the black and white interior illustrations edition. Alec Noble was an observant child and used what he learned from others to become a success. At a young age he witnessed his parents' struggle to make a living on the prairie of Alberta after leaving a relatively easy life in the Russian railroad town of Harbin, Manchuria. He worked hard on the farm when his father had to take a job in town to make ends meet. He watched his parents start over after losing the farm in the Depression....