An illustrated history of western Canada

Cashman, Tony 1923- (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 0888300516:
Physical Description: print
272 pages : illustrations (some colour), map (on lining papers) ; 27 cm
Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta : M. G. Hurtig, [1971]
Copyright: ©1971

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

The Groundwork Laid -- The Prairies Come into View -- The Mystery of British Columbia Solved -- Furtrade Rivalry -- The Empire of the Hudson's Bay Company -- The Presence of the United States -- The Northwest: Which Way? -- Canada Moves West -- Confrontation on Red River -- The 49th Parallel Confirmed -- Railroaders Tackle the Mountain Barrier -- Northwest Rebellion -- Riel: The Last Act -- The Emergence of Western Canada -- Manitoba Schools: A National Election Issue -- Immigration: Policy for a Boom -- Two New Provinces, Many New People -- World War: All's Quiet in the West -- A Summer of Discontent -- Peace in the Twenties -- Depression and Doubt -- Depression and Determination -- World War and Social Change in the West -- Oil and Western Revival -- The High-Rise Sixties -- The West's Second Century

Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:

Donation ; William C. Wonders ; 2007/12.