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The Canadian Prairies

A History

by (author) Gerald Friesen

Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Initial publish date
May 2017
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781487516659
    Publish Date
    May 2017
    List Price
    $48.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442680593
    Publish Date
    Jul 2004
    List Price
    $57.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802066480
    Publish Date
    Mar 1987
    List Price
    $59.00

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Description

Native leaders, immigrant farm families, Alberta oil barons, and political reformers all have prominent roles in this live and comprehensive history of the prairie west. Drawing upon recent research- hundreds of books, articles, and government reports- in native, labour, and urban history, as well as his own work in social and intellectual movements, Gerald Friesen has created a new, authoritative interpretation of the prairie experience.

About the author

Gerald Friesen taught Canadian history at the University of Manitoba from 1970–2011. He has written several books, including The Canadian Prairies: A History and Citizens and Nation, and is co-author of Immigrants in Prairie Cities. Former president of the Canadian Historical Association, he was an advisor on CBC-Radio Canada’s television series Canada: A People’s History. He lives in Winnipeg.

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