All Hell Can't Stop Us: The On-to-Ottawa Trek and Regina Riot

by Bill Waiser

Overview

The Great Depression of the 1930s brought drought, unemployment, and poverty to the West, and the token wages from the government's "make work" projects only fanned the flames of unrest. In 1935, this unrest took on a purpose: to march on Ottawa and demand a solution from Prime Minister R. B. Bennett. Thus was born the On-to-Ottawa trek, which culminated in the Regina Riot, where the protesters and RCMP clashed in one of Canada's most significant historic events.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781927083956
Publisher:	Fifth House Books
Publication date:	09/28/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Bill Waiser is the author, co-author, or co-editor of eight books, including Park Prisoners: The Untold Story of Western CanadaÆs National Parks and (with Blair Stonechild) Loyal Till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion, which was a finalist for the Governor GeneralÆs literary award for non-fiction. His most recent book, All Hell Cant Stop Us: The On-to-Ottawa Trek and Regina Riot, won the 2003 Saskatchewan Book Award for non-fiction.

Editorial Reviews

"A landmark book that will redefine our understanding one of the darkest chapters in Western Canadian history"
— Edmonton Journal

"A compellingly human story"
— Guy Vanderhaeghe

"Compelling and well-written. . . rich and detailed"
— Labour/le Travail

"Waiser's exemplary work is both painful and rewarding as well as necessary and important"
— The Rain

"Bill Waiser has cut through the fog of official red-baiting and self-serving deception to present a fresh history of the Trek and its violent climax"
— Desmond Morton

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