{"product_id":"9781552382301","title":"The Prairie West as Promised Land","description":"So the emblem of the West\u003cbr\u003eOur bright Maple Leaf is bless'd\u003cbr\u003eTo its children of the goodly open hand;\u003cbr\u003eAll the nations of the earth\u003cbr\u003eAre now learning of its worth\u003cbr\u003eAnd are flocking to this wealthy, promised land. - The Sugar Maple Tree Song, 1906\u003cp\u003eIn 1906, the Sugar Maple Tree Song was just one example of the rhapsodic pieces that touted the Prairie West as the \"promised land.\" In the formative years of agricultural settlement from the late nineteenth century to the First World War, the Canadian government, along with the railways and other Prairie boosters, further developed and propagated this image within the widely distributed promotional literature that was used to attract millions of immigrants to the Canadian West from all corners of the world. Some saw the Prairies as an ideal place to create a Utopian society; others seized the chance to take control of their own destinies in a new and exciting place. The image of the West as a place of unbridled prosperity and opportunity became the dominant perception of the region at that time. During the interwar and post-World War II eras, this image was questioned and challenged, although not entirely replaced, thus showing its pervasive influence.The Prairie West as Promised Land is group of essays, which includes contributions from some of the best-known Prairie historians as well as some of the most promising new scholars in the field, explores this persistent theme in Prairie history and makes an important contribution to the historiography of the Canadian West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Contributions By:\u003cbr\u003eSarah Carter\u003cbr\u003eCatherine A. Cavanaugh\u003cbr\u003eBrett Fairbairn\u003cbr\u003eMichael Fedyk\u003cbr\u003eR. Douglas Francis\u003cbr\u003eDavid Hall\u003cbr\u003eSteveHewitt\u003cbr\u003eLaurence Kitzan\u003cbr\u003eChris Kitzan\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Melnyk\u003cbr\u003eDoug Owram\u003cbr\u003eAnthony W. Rasporich\u003cbr\u003eBradford J. Rennie\u003cbr\u003eBill Waiser\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Wangler\u003cbr\u003eRandi Warne\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Calgary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048635449584,"sku":"9781552382301","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781552382301_p0.jpg?v=1772499743","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781552382301","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}