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Scoundrels, Dreamers and Second Sons: British Remittance Men in the Canadian West
Scoundrels Dreamers and Second Sons British Remittance Men in the Canadian West
Author: Mark Zuehlke
Between 1880 and 1914, thousands of British remittance men came to the Canadian West, urged overseas by a rapidly changing British society. In a land of cowboys and loggers, their attempts to recreate the aura of landed gentry were sometimes misunderstood - and often ridiculed. Many Canadians thought steeplechase tracks, easels, tennis and "...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781550023695
ISBN-10: 1550023691
Publication Date: 10/2/2001
Pages: 230
Edition: 2
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Publisher: Dundurn Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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