Thomas Mawson's Plan for Calgary foundered in the depression that preceded World War I. Nonetheless, the dream of a university was sustained throughout three decades, until in 1947 the Leduc oil discovery flooded the province with revenues from its abundant natural resources. This book tells the story of those who built the university.

Rudy Wiebe's novels about the experience of people on the prairies have brought the geography, climate, history, and society of this region to the attention and appreciation of readers throughout the world. This book describes holdings of his manuscripts, correspondence, and other personal and professional papers.

A Canadian citizen living in the United States, the Irish-born Brian Moore stands out as one of the most prolific and consistently competent novelists in the English-speaking world. This book consists of many drafts of his novels, voluminous correspondence, and daily work books. It is suitable for the general readers and the scholarly critics.

Following the outbreak of war in 1939, Williams was sent to England as an untrained, but enthusiastic, amateur member of the Canadian army. This is a memoir of Williams that offers a retelling of his childhood, of growing up in Calgary during the Depression. It tells tales of meeting various famous & ordinary people of the twentieth century.

Documents the love/hate relationship between humans and wolves in four national parks in the Rocky Mountains (Banff, Jasper, Glacier, Yellowstone), from the killing of wolves as worthless vermin to their rehabilitation as symbols of romantic wilderness and ecological vibrancy. This title documents the changing tenets of landscape preservation.

Based on the author's own experience of homesteading in northern Alberta at the beginning of the twentieth century, this novel tells the story of a young couple from France, who come to the West filled with naive optimism & romantic hope.

Celebrates the voice, life, & art of this prolific prairie-based artist. This title is written in a style that is informed yet not overburdened with critical analysis, allowing the art to speak for itself.

Provides a background to Alberta's historic courthouses. Covering in detail all of Alberta's historic courthouses built between 1874 & 1950, this title considers many facets of these unique & significant structures. It considers the influence of local & provincial politics on courthouse construction.

A memoir that tells the story of Holocaust survivor Jack Weiss. It is a story of his abused childhood, how a deported eleven-year old boy escaped from certain death to join his father in the middle of a war. He was deported again to the infamous Auschwitz/Bierkenau concentration camp where he was selected for forced labour.

The world of scholarly and not-for-profit publishing is facing many challenges at the start of the twenty-first century, from technical and organisational factors to prevailing social and economic conditions. This work demystifies the state of scholarly journal publishing as well as offering a glimpse of hope for journals in the digital world.

Examines Canada's decision not to support the US invasion and occupation of Iraq. This title discusses how Canada's non-involvement might affect the future of Canadian-American relations.

A collection of essays from various topics in Jewish history and traditional religious literature that demonstrates the diverse aspects of Jewish tradition.

The Crowsnest Pass is famous for many coal-mining tragedies that afflicted the region in the early twentieth century. This title portrays the psychological and sociological features of both the individual and collective responses to death and danger, providing a picture of mining communities.

Heritage covenants are a complex legal instrument involving the sale or donation of a heritage interest to a not-for-profit organisation or government agency. The Calgary Civic Trust, brought together experts and leaders in heritage covenants to discuss the future of this unique preservation instrument. This book is a result of the proceedings.