Park Prisoners: The Untold Story of Western Canada's National Parks, 1915-1946
by Waiser, Bill
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1895618657
- ISBN 13
- 9781895618655
- Seller
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Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
'Park Prisoners' tells the startling and little-known history of the labour camps that once existed in Canada's mountain and prairie national parks. Between 1915 and 1946, some ten thousand men were put to work in western Canada's national parks. They were the country's unwanted--unskilled foreign workers, the jobless and the homeless, conscientious objectors, perceived enemies of the state, and prisoners of war. These men had committed no crimes, but because of war or depression, they were seen as a possible threat to public order and a potential source of civil unrest. The Canadian government consequently sent them to the parks--world-renowed places such as Banff, Jasper, and Yoho--where they were held under duress in isolated work camps for months, sometimes years. Here is the comprehensive, illustrated history of the national park labour camp story."
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- Bookseller
- Stillman Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 996SB
- Title
- Park Prisoners:
- Author
- Waiser, Bill
- Format/Binding
- Black boards with gilt lettering on spine.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1895618657
- ISBN 13
- 9781895618655
- Publisher
- Fifth House
- Place of Publication
- Saskatoon, Sask.
- Date Published
- 1995
- Pages
- 294
- Size
- Sm. 4 to.
- Keywords
- Second copy.
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About Stillman Books
children's and other illustrated books, along with aviation, sea and naval and other categories. I'm still plugging along after 42 years of book-selling.