The Pioneer Years, 1895-1914: Memories of Settlers Who Opened the West

They came from Europe and the United States, drawn by promises of free land. Some brought a fancy wardrobe, more suitable for the streets of London than those of Winnipeg. There was free land, all right, but making it yield a crop was another story. Some made it, some didn't. In this book the pioneers themselves remember the years from 1985 to 1914 when the Canadian West took its modern shape. From hundreds of personal interviews Barry Broadfoot has created an unforgettable oral history of one of Canada's most remarkable eras.