Canadian Politics & Government, Western Canada - History, Political Biography, Canada - History - General & Miscellaneous

Alberta's Revolutionary Leaders

Name: Alberta's Revolutionary Leaders
Author: T. C. Byrne
ISBN: 9781550590241

by T. C. Byrne

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Overview

The first election after World War I marked the commencement of Alberta's political revolution, a protest against Canada's old-line parties - Liberal and Conservative - that ignored the unique needs of Westerners. From 1921-1971, Alberta's political giants, along with the people of Alberta, shaped Alberta as we know it. Highlighting the lives and political contributions of four of Alberta's revolutionary leaders - Henry Wise Wood, J.E. Brownlee, William Aberhart, and Ernest C. Manning - Alberta's Revolutionary Leaders traces Alberta's political, social, and economic evolution during this important period in its history.