Canada, Canadian Northwest -- History, Canada -- Canadian Northwest, Western Canada -- History, Western Canada, Canada - History 

"Here is a unique and colourful addition to the literature of western Canada - a lively history of the four western provinces written specifically for the young-adult reader, but offering a concise introduction to the subject to any age.

An original and refreshing text describes the dynamic development of the West from its formation in prehistory to the centennial celebrations of the early 1970s ; from the fur trade to the oil industry ; from Crowfoot to Chief Dan George ; from Captain Vancouver to W. A. C. Bennett ; from buffalo bones to potash plants ; from the high spirits of Red River settlement to the West's first Grey Cup victory ; and from the influx of immigration at the turn of the century to the challenges of urbanization and environmental concerns

Photographs, drawings, cartoons and reproductions of works by such artists as Paul Kane, C. W. Jefferys, Emily Carr, A. C. Leighton and even William Van Horne, capture visually the drama of this story and make clear the dichotomy of mountain and prairie that has dominated the growth of western Canada and the lives of its people.

The author continually reminds us how close we are to our history, revealing those forces, man-made and natural, which are still at work in the West and which can be detected by the observant student of the present world."--Book jacket.