Mackenzie King and the Prairie West

by Robert A. Wardhaugh

Overview

Guiding us through a maze of western issues, from tariffs to freight rates, Wardhaugh analyzes the political management of the prairie west by Canada's longest-serving prime minister.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442615069
Publisher:	University of Toronto Press
Publication date:	12/15/2000
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.77(d)

About the Author

Robert A. Wardhaugh is an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Western Ontario.

Editorial Reviews

Wardhaugh (history, University of Winnipeg) analyzes the political management of Canada's Prairie West by Mackenzie King, Canada's longest-serving prime minister. He argues that King courted the Prairie as long as western settlement was central to national economic development, but changed his attitude during the Depression years when the area became a financial burden, and shows how King's sympathy for western concerns abated even further during the war and post-war years. Canadian card order number: C00-930339-1. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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