| Description |
1 online resource (281 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
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text file |
| Series |
desLibris. Books collection.
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| Note |
Publisher's Web site: http://uofmpress.ca. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access |
Access restricted to LAC onsite clients. Online access with authorization. CaOONL |
| File Type |
Electronic monograph in PDF format. |
| Contents |
1914. The coming of war ; Jewish soldiers ; Mobilizing the civilian population ; Poor women and the Patriotic Fund ; The Manitoba Red Cross ; Women's Volunteer Reserve Corps ; The IODE goes to war ; City politics in 1914 ; The 1914 election -- 1915. Recruiting the second contingent ; The Second Battle of Ypres ; The war has struck home ; Mourning the dead ; Patriotic week ; I have nothing but contempt for the man who can go but does not ; Training ; Winnipeg women in England ; City politics in 1915 ; Jitneys and the Winnipeg Electric Railway ; Provincial politics : the fall of Rodmond Roblin -- 1916. They lost their heads entirely : the Winnipeg Police and the Soldier's Riot ; It was simply Hell : the battles of 1916 ; Deserters ; The Norris government -- 1917. Wining at any cost ; Hospitals ; Conscription ; Inflexible determination ; The role of women in winning the war ; The IODE fights on -- 1918. Conscientious objectos ; Exemptions, treason, and anti-foreign hysteria ; The Jitney problem resolved ; City issues ; Labour organizing ; Memorials ; The end of the war. |
| Summary |
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. |
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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. |
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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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"A fascinating portrait ... superb."--Winnipeg Free Press. |
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"A lively account of Winnipeg's h̀igh noon, ' a moment of great confidence that took place just as the balance was about to tip against the booming city."--Christopher Dafoe --Book Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
World War (1914-1918) |
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Manitoba -- Winnipeg.
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World War, 1914-1918.
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Winnipeg (Man.) -- History -- 20th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version : Blanchard, Jim, 1948- Winnipeg's Great War. Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, c2010 088755721X 9780887557217 (OCoLC)614855281 |
| ISBN |
9780887554001 (electronic book) |
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0887554008 (electronic book) |
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088755721X |
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9780887557217 |
| Standard No. |
9786613091468 |
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