The University of Manitoba: An Illustrated History

by J.M. Bumsted

Book Overview

Established in 1877, just seven years after the founding of the province itself, the University of Manitoba has grown to become an international centre of research and study. It is the birthplace of discoveries such as the cure for Rh disease of newborns and the development of Canola, and its alumni include Marshal McLuhan, Margaret Laurence, Monty Hall, Israel Asper and Ovide Mercredi.Historian J.M. Bumsted looks at how the university was forged...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887556531
• ISBN13: 9780887556531
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.