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, and its war-weary families fighting on the home front. We witness the emergence of the city’s social welfare services through the work of women’s volunteer organizations; the political scandals that led to the fall of the Rodmond Roblin government; and the clash between independent jitneys and the city’s private transit company. And we hear the conflicted emotions that echoed in the city’s streets, from anti-foreign sentiment and labour unrest, to patriotic parades, and a spontaneous Victory Day celebration that refused to end.Through these stories, Blanchard reveals how these crucial years set the stage for the decades ahead, and how the First World War transformed Winnipeg into the city it is today.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.27/4302
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-mb
- ISBN
- 9780887557217 9780887554001
- LCCN
- F1064.5.W7
- LCCN Item number
- B529 2010eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (281 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00226432 (OCoLC)716058944 (CaOOCEL)436349
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Contents 8
- List of Illustrations 10
- Introduction 18
- Chapter 1 1914 24
- Chapter 2 1915 94
- Chapter 3 1916 164
- Chapter 4 1917 204
- Chapter 5 1918 236
- Epilogue 274
- Notes 283
- Index 290
- A 290
- B 290
- C 290
- D 291
- E 291
- F 291
- G 292
- H 292
- I 292
- J 292
- K 292
- L 293
- M 293
- N 293
- O 294
- P 294
- Q 294
- R 294
- S 294
- T 295
- U 295
- V 295
- W 295
- Y 296
- Z 296
