| The Frontier World of Edgar Dewdney Contributor(s): Titley, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 077480730X ISBN-13: 9780774807302 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - General - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Dewey: 971 |
| Physical Information: 182 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Frontier World of Edgar Dewdney is a biography of a man who played a key role in the events which marked the political, social, and economic transformation of western Canada in the latter half of the nineteenth century. An immigrant adventurer seeking his fortune in the colonies, Dewdney was embroiled in the gold rushes of the 1860s, the B.C. debates on Confederation, the Riel Rebellion of 1885, political evolution in the North-West Territories, and the Klondike gold rush. In following his exploits, we follow the story of a region experiencing breathtaking change. |