“A Country Boy: From Sussex to the Canadian West” by R. D. Symons R. D. (Robert David) Symons was a Saskatchewan naturalist, game warden and rancher, revered for his writing, […]
A Geography of Blood – Candace Savage
“A Geography of Blood: Unearthing Memory from a Prairie Landscape” by Candace Savage A bestselling author embarks on a profound and dramatic journey through the eloquent landscape of southwestern Saskatchewan. […]
Frontier Farewell – Garrett Wilson
“Frontier Farewell: The 1870s and the End of the Old West” by Garrett Wilson “… from the transfer of Rupert’s Land to … the Numbered Treaties of the 1870s … […]
The Englishman’s Boy – Guy Vanderhaeghe
“The Englishman’s Boy” by Guy Vanderhaeghe “The Englishman’s Boy” is a story within a story, linking Hollywood in the 1920s with one of the bloodiest, most brutal events of the […]
The Good Walk – Matthew R Anderson
“The Good Walk: Creating New Paths on Traditional Prairie Trails” by Matthew R Anderson. A motley group’s long trek across the prairies, witnessing the land, reflecting on the past, and […]
The Medicine Line – Beth LaDow
“The Medicine Line: Life and Death on a North American Borderland” by Beth LaDow “… a complex and oftentimes dramatic mix of narrative storytelling and history in which ironies are […]
Wolf Willow – Wallace Stegner
“Wolf Willow: A History, a Story, and a Memory of the Last Plains Frontier” by Wallace Stegner Pulitzer Prize winner Wallace Stegner weaves together fact and fiction in his remembrances […]
