Forging the Prairie West / Edition 1

by John Herd Thompson

Overview

This second volume in the Illustrated History of Canada series relates the eventful, occasionally violent history of the three "prairie" provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta). Covering exploration as well as economic, political, and social history, it presents a detailed account of the region's importance in Canadian history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195410495
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	06/28/1998
Series:	Illustrated History of Canada Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

1. Imag[in]ing a Region
2. "Ever...useless to cultivate man"
3. Culture in Contact, 1670 to 1821
4. Fur Trade to Settlemenet, 1821-70
5. Making the Prairie West Canadian, 1870-1900
6. The Twentieth Century Belongs to the Canadian West, 1901-21
7. Harsh Realities of Region, 1921-39
8. Prairie Canada Recast, 1940-70
9. The Prairie West and the Nation, 1971-94

Editorial Reviews

"The reader comes away with a better understanding og the enormity these provinces face what with their ethnic diversity, resource development, agricultural dependency, and urbanization. All of this provides an historical background necessary to understand the future dilemmas unfolding in the prairie West and the entire country."--Journal of the West

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