Booze;: The impact of whisky on the prairie west

Gray, James Henry

Macmillan of Canada

Decades after its release in 1975, James Gray's trademark energetic prose pulsates with the essence of this flamboyant era when idealism ran rampant across the prairies. Gray captures the:Political frustrations of the farmers and the resulting turbulent Progressive movement and the resulting Wheat PoolsRadical idealism of the One Big Union, born after the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919Gambling fever that struck not only Western Canadians, but all North Americans, spawned by those who put their paychecks in football pools, horse races, and the spectacular ups and downs of the Winnipeg Grain ExchangeSocial and religious movements such as the birth of the United Church and the Ku Klux Klan.James Gray has written of an exciting and flamboyant era, a time never to be forgotten.

The roar of the twenties

This book is about the development of the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede and how it began as a "gleam" in the eye of a newspaper editor from the Calgary Herald. This book gives a colorful account of the hundred-year history of this amazing and fascinating event. The author, James H. Gray, talks about the history and growth of an exhibition, a city, a region, and a country.

A brand of its own: The 100 year history of the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede

History

Americas

Western Producer Prairie Books

On October 24, 1929, The New York Stock Exchange gave one final shudder and collapsed. The world awakened to discover that the Roaring Twenties with their cheerful message of abundance and good times were over. The Great Depression had begun and for the next ten years the entire world would feel its effect. 
Nowhere was it felt more keenly than in western Canada where men walked streets past closed mills, and farmers gazed endlessly at barren fields. James Gray lived in Winnipeg during those years. He stood in line for relief vouchers to support his young family and, with other men, he picked dandelions in city parks. As a young reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press, he was caught up in the unrest, as indignant men sought answers from governments. And he was there when the answers did not come, and the men rioted in Winnipeg and Regina, and headed for Ottawa in freight cars. 
Originally published in 1966, The Winter Years was an instant bestseller. It captures a dark period in history with a warmth, humour, and honesty that is evocative and unforgettable.

The Winter Years: The Depression on the Prairies

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Fifth House

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