This new edition focuses on Manitoba and briefly outlines the history of exploration and the fur trade, the settlers, the problems they faced and their influence on the province. Early economic and political developments include the struggle over borders, railways, tariffs and the school system. It explains reasons behind the boom that preceded WWI and the depression that followed including scandals, prohibition, women’s suffrage, the Winnipeg General Strike, the rise to power of the farmers’ movement, and more. Students, newcomers to the country and those new to each province will appreciate these short concise historical backgrounds to their development within Canada. | A Short History of Manitoba by Ed Whitcomb, Paperback | Indigo Chapters