The Prairie West as Promised Land

The Prairie West as Promised Land
Author: R. Douglas Francis
Publisher: University of Calgary Press
Total Pages: 490
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 1552382303

Millions of immigrants were attracted to the Canadian West by promotional literature from the government in the late 19th century to the First World War bringing with them visions of opportunity to create a Utopian society or a chance to take control of their own destinies.