Bill Waiser
Auteur de Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
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Œuvres de Bill Waiser
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- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Canada
- Lieux de résidence
- Saskatchewan, Canada
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Park Prisoners the Untold Story of Western Canada's… par Bill Waiser
Canada
Waiser's account of Saskatchewan is broad and sweeping but does not lack details or nuance. The book integrates an excellent understanding of the province's beginnings, the course of politics up to 2000, the government's relationship with aboriginal peoples, and the immigration of Europeans. The prose is concise and clear and my only complaint is that it was written a decade ago! I'd love an updated version with the last decade.
Park Prisoners tells the story of the thousands of conscientious objectors, unemployed Canadians, Japanese, and Austro-Hungarians, most of whom never committed a crime, as well as German POWs, who were forcibly interned in some of Canada's most famous national parks, between 1915-1946. Much of the tourist infrastructure, such as roads, heritage buildings, offices, etc., in Banff, Jasper, Yoho, Prince Albert, and Riding Mountain, were constructed with the use of this forced labour, sometimes in violation of the Hague and Geneva conventions.… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 14
- Membres
- 166
- Popularité
- #127,845
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 24