Boosterism and Bow City
A key component in the growth of Western Canadian urban centres during the late 19th – early 20th centuries was the phenomenon known as “boosterism”. The boosting engaged in by promoters and communities during the two decades preceding the First World War has been well chronicled by Western Canadian historians, including Artibise (1981), Jones (1987), [...]
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Drawing on over 100 years of family history in the southeast, this is my attempt to shine the spotlight on southeastern Alberta's forgotten history.
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