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Winnipeg's Great War (Paperback, New)
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Winnipeg's Great War (Paperback, New)
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From the local bestselling author of Winnipeg 1912 comes the
riveting next chapter in the city's history. Winnipeg's Great War
picks up in 1914, just as the city is regrouping after a brief
economic downturn. War comes unexpectedly, thoughts of recovery are
abandoned, and the city digs in for a hard-fought four years. Using
letters, diaries, and newspaper reports, Jim Blanchard brings us
into the homes and public offices of Winnipeg and its citizens to
illustrate the profound effect the war had on every aspect of the
city, from its politics and economy, to its men on the battlefield,
and its war-weary families fighting on the home front. We witness
the emergence of the city's social welfare services through the
work of women's volunteer organizations; the political scandals
that led to the fall of the Rodmond Roblin government; and the
clash between independent jitneys and the city's private transit
company. And we hear the conflicted emotions that echoed in the
city's streets, from anti-foreign sentiment and labour unrest, to
patriotic parades, and a spontaneous Victory Day celebration that
refused to end. Through these stories, Blanchard reveals how these
crucial years set the stage for the decades ahead, and how the
First World War transformed Winnipeg into the city it is today.
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