"Inter-disciplinary conference, sponsored by the University of Calgary history department."--p. vii Includes bibliographical references
Contents:
Flanagan, T. Louis Riel, insanity and prophecy.--Thomas, L. H. A judicial murder.--Hall, D. J. Clifford Sifton, immigration and settlement policy, 1896-1905.--Troper, H. Public versus private land promotion.--Dahlie, J. Scandinavian experiences on the prairies, 1890-1920.--Eggleston, W. The old homestead.--Kerr, D. Wholesale trade on the Canadian plains in the late nineteenth century.--Carpenter, D. C. Patrified mummies and mummified daddies.--McGinnis, D. Farm labour in transition.--Anderson, A. B. Ethnic identity in Saskatchewan bloc settlements.--Wright, R. W. and Mansell, R. L. The role of migration in Alberta's economic development, 1975-1985