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Alberta: Fifth House, 1999. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 9x1x6. 2nd printing. Light edge wear. 1999 Trade Paperback. 294 pp. Between 1915 and 1946, the Canadian government put some ten thousand unskilled foreigners, jobless and homeless people, conscientious objectors, perceived enemies of the state, and prisoners of war to work in western Canada's national parks. These men had committed no crimes, but because of war or depression, they were seen as a possible threat to public order and a potential source of civil unrest.
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- Author Bill Waiser
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- Pages 294
- Language ENG
- Publisher Fifth House Books, Calgary
- Date March 15, 1999
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