W A Douglas Jackson
Examines the history of colonization and settlement of Canada's four westernmost provinces with emphasis on their economic, social, and Native history.
From waterways to railways, from the fur trade to agricultural settlement, the History of the Canadian West offers students an understanding of how the Canadians gained possession of the vast land west of Hudson Bay, until the home of aboriginal peoples. The history of the Canadian West sets a stage of epic dimensions, which ultimately reaches the Pacific and the northern ocean. It rolls along the 49th parellel ever mindful of expansive American forces to the south. It creates a proud new people in search of a just and fair society.
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