A diminished roar : Winnipeg in the 1920s /

"The third instalment in Jim Blanchard's popular history of early Winnipeg, 'A Diminished Roar' presents a city in the midst of enormous change. Once the fastest growing city in Canada, by 1920 Winnipeg was losing its dominant position in western Canada. As the decade began, Winn...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blanchard, Jim, 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, [2019]
Temas:
1900-1999
Nineteen twenties.
Années vingt (Vingtième siècle)
Nineteen twenties
Winnipeg (Man.) > History > 20th century.
Manitoba > Winnipeg
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1: After the Great War and the General Strike. Hope Against Despair
  • The Postwar Depression and Its Effects
  • Twenty-One Millionaires
  • Unemployment and Unrest
  • Part 2: Politics. City Politics and the Trauma of the Strike
  • Towards a New Consensus
  • Part 3: Class and Culture. The Elite in an Unhappy City
  • A Diminished Roar
  • New Entertainments
  • Part 4: The Developing City. Amusement Parks and Winter Fairs
  • Building Memorial Boulevard.

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