Regina: An Illustrated History

by J. William Brennan

"Pile of Bones", "Queen City of the West"--Regina's nicknames accurately reflect the city's exotic and varied history. Founded in 1882, Regina was one of the new towns that appeared along the Canadian Pacific Railway line as the "end of steel" marched steadily westward. J. William Brennan shows that Regina was, and in many respects still is, a "man-made city ": its location determined by the CPR and a cabal of land speculators. He demonstrates how...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550282506
• ISBN13: 9781550282504
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Lorimer
• Length: 224 Pages