August 12, 2002 would have marked the 100th birthday of one of Western Canada's most beloved, exemplary, idiosyncratic and admired citizens, the Hon. J.W. Grant MacEwan. A Century of Grant MacEwan: Selected Writings is published to mark the centenary of the author's birth, and showcases the writing achievements of this remarkable man. From his first foray into historical writing, The Sodbusters (1948), to Watershed: Reflections on Water (2000), this collection offers a fascinating selection drawn from the nearly fifty books that won him a place in hearts and on bookshelves across the Canadian West.
From perilous Chilcotin-Klondike cattle drives to the creation of a short-lived republic within the boundaries of Manitoba, A Century of Grant MacEwan is MacEwan at his finest, preserving little-known or neglected nuggets of the past for future generations to read and remember. Through his writing, MacEwan shows us our history.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.2
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cnp--
- ISBN
- 9781897142059 9781459330245
- LCCN
- F1060.38
- LCCN Item number
- M33 2004eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBNVSL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (256 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00215134 (OCoLC)752264615 (CaOOCEL)420090
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaBNVSL
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents 7
- Introduction 10
- Western Canada's Foremost Storyteller 11
- From Grant MacEwan's Journals 22
- The Old West 1754–1881 28
- Anthony Henday: An Old Smuggler Who Made History 29
- With Face to the West 32
- Laidlaw's Pigs 45
- Rowand of Fort Edmonton 47
- Maski-pitoon: "He Stands Alone" 50
- Political Comedy at the Portage 58
- Fred Kanouse: The Trader 63
- At the Sign of the Buffalo 69
- Birds by the Barrel 74
- Storms Without Shelter 79
- The Inglorious Return 89
- The Changing West 1881–1910 96
- The Great Clarence and His Generation of Big Steers 97
- Trader Burns 101
- First Fair at Hub City 109
- Meet Sir Frederick 115
- Bedson's Buffalo 122
- The Plains "Noblemen" 131
- Trails and Rails to the North 139
- Trail to Disaster 145
- The Alberta Hotel 151
- Ernest Cashel: Nolan's Most Infamous Client 160
- "To Hell With Ottawa: We'll Do It Ourselves" 170
- Culture and Agriculture 1910–1946 180
- Education, Experiment, and an Unlikely Champion 181
- Harrison's Dream Horse 188
- Historic Harvest Scenes at the Cameron, 1920 195
- Stampeding on the Streets 203
- Horse Race Down the Mountainside 211
- The Pulling Contests 214
- The Herders and Their Dogs 220
- A Cowboy's Horse 226
- Personal Glimpses 232
- Water Pleasure: A Raft on the South Saskatchewan 233
- Interview with J.W. Grant MacEwan 238
- Endnotes 242
- Bibliography 247
- Selected Books 251
- About the Author 257
