Alberta in the 20th century, a journalistic history of the province : the Albertans : from settlement to super province 1905-2005 by Stanway, Paul, 1950- instant download

Alberta in the 20th century, a journalistic history of the province : the Albertans : from settlement to super province 1905-2005 by Stanway, Paul, 1950- instant download

v, 328 pages : 31 cm, Statement of responsibility from verso, Includes index, Amid uproar and argument, Alberta becomes a province -- The call of the land draws : a great wave of settlement -- 'The empire of fulfillment' : Alberta's first boom shapes a society -- 'The war to end all wars' : mud and sacrifice in Flanders' fields -- The great depression and 'the magic of social credit' -- The war that united Alberta, and put an end to unemployment -- The return of prosperity : Manning and the miracle of Leduc no. 1 -- Welcome to the revolution : baby boomers and the age of materialism -- A second great boom reshapes Alberta, and sparks a war with Ottawa -- Recession tests Alberta's mettle, and for some heralds a lost decade -- The 'Alberta advantage' kicks in, and creates a province like no other