At the beginning of the last century, no city on the continent was growing faster or was more aggressive than Winnipeg. No year in the city s history epitomized this energy more that 1912, when Winnipeg was on the crest of a period of unprecedented prosperity. In just forty years, it had grown from a village on the banks of the Red River to become the third largest city in Canada. In the previous decade alone, its population had tripled to nearly 170,000 and it now dominated the economy and society of western Canada. As Canada s most cosmopolitan and ethnically diverse centre, with most of...
At the beginning of the last century, no city on the continent was growing faster or was more aggressive than Winnipeg. No year in the city s history ...
From the local bestselling author of Winnipeg 1912 comes the riveting next chapter in the city s history. Winnipeg s Great War picks up in 1914, just as the city is regrouping after a brief economic downturn. War comes unexpectedly, thoughts of recovery are abandoned, and the city digs in for a hard-fought four years. Using letters, diaries, and newspaper reports, Jim Blanchard brings us into the homes and public offices of Winnipeg and its citizens to illustrate the profound effect the war had on every aspect of the city, from its politics and economy, to its men on the battlefield...
From the local bestselling author of Winnipeg 1912 comes the riveting next chapter in the city s history. Winnipeg s Great War picks up in 1914...
