Saskatchewan : The History Of A Province

Presentation Edition. Quarter bound with slip case, xi 292 xviii pages, 6x9 in, [15.5x23 cm], B&W illustrations. Presentation slip laid in. Title page signed by J.F.C. Wright and Fred McGuinness (Executive Director of the entire Jubilee Program).

Ownership inscription on the bottom margin of page xviii; top fore-edge corners of pages 99 thru 102 bent and creased; top fore-edge corner of rear board worn; cover boards rubbed. Slipcase rubbed and worn.

Published to mark the Golden Jubilee of Saskatchewan’s entry into Confederation, Saskatchewan: The History of a Province by J.F.C. Wright offers a fast-paced, account of the province’s development. Beginning with a brief overview of the First Peoples, the volume moves through key periods in Saskatchewan’s history, including the fur trade, the arrival of railways, the North-West Resistance, and the establishment of provincial status.

Subsequent chapters address the homesteading era, Saskatchewan’s role in the First World War, the economic and social challenges of the interwar years and the Depression, the province’s wartime experience during World War II, and its postwar transformation into the modern era—concluding around 1955. Intended for a general readership.