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The Prairie West As Promised Land

The Prairie West As Promised Land Paperback - 2007

by Francis, R. Douglas (editors) (With Chris Kitzan.)

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Calgary: University of Calgary Press 978-1-55238-230-1 [978-1-55238-230-1] 2007. (Trade paperback) 462pp. Near fine. Notes, tables, illustrations, photographs, contributors, index. There is a previous owner's name on the half-title page. "In 1906, the Sugar Maple Tree Song was just one example of the rhapsodic pieces that touted the Prairie West as the 'promised land.' in the formative years of agricultural settlement from the late ninteenth century to the First World War, the Canadian government, along with the railways and other Prairie boosters, further developed and propagated this image within the widely distributed promotional literature that was used to attract millions of immigrants to the Canadian West from all corners of the world". Time Period 19th Century & World War 1. Locale: Alberta--Canada; Manitoba--Canada; Prairie Provinces; Saskatchewan--Canada; Western Canada. (Western Canada, Agriculture--Canada, Essays, History--Canada, Immigrants--Canada, Settlement--Canada).
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  • Title The Prairie West As Promised Land
  • Author Francis, R. Douglas (editors) (With Chris Kitzan.)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 486
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Calgary Press 978-1-55238-230-1, Calgary
  • Date 2007-08-21
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 151048
  • ISBN 9781552382301 / 1552382303
  • Weight 1.61 lbs (0.73 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.91 x 6.11 x 1.2 in (22.63 x 15.52 x 3.05 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
  • Library of Congress subjects Prairie Provinces - History
  • Dewey Decimal Code 971.2

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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  • Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2007, Page 76

About the author

R. Douglas Francis is a professor of history at the University of Calgary. He has published extensively in the areas of Canadian and western Canadian intellectual and cultural history.

Chris Kitzan manages content creation for Library and Archives Canada's Web Content and Services Division. Formerly a curator at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, Chris has more than fifteen years experience authoring historical productions, exhibitions, and publications for both academic and popular audiences.

With Contributions By: R. Douglas Francis, Chris Kitzan, Doug Owram, Laurence Kitzan, Matthew Wangler, David Hall, Sarah Carter, Anthony W. Rasporich, Bill Waiser, Randi Warne, Bradford J. Rennie, Catherine A. Cavanaugh, Steve Hewitt, George Melnyk, Michael Fedyk, and Brett Fairbairn

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