Between 1915 and 1946, the Canadian government put some ten thousand unskilled foreigners, jobless and homeless people, conscientious objectors, perceived enemies of the state, and prisoners of war to work in western Canada's national parks. These men had committed no crimes, but because of war or depression, they were seen as a possible threat to public order and a potential source of civil unrest. Many of the Banff, Jasper, and other national parks' heritage buildings and roads were constructed through the backbreaking ...
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Between 1915 and 1946, the Canadian government put some ten thousand unskilled foreigners, jobless and homeless people, conscientious objectors, perceived enemies of the state, and prisoners of war to work in western Canada's national parks. These men had committed no crimes, but because of war or depression, they were seen as a possible threat to public order and a potential source of civil unrest. Many of the Banff, Jasper, and other national parks' heritage buildings and roads were constructed through the backbreaking work of the internees in these labour camps. More than 125 archival photographs illustrate this compelling history of how these men lived and worked, how they were treated, and the legacy they left in our national parks.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1895618657. Edges show light wear. Previous owner's name inked out on FFEP.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector.; B&W Photographs; 10.25 X 7.25 X 1 inches; 294 pages; "Park Prisoners tells the startling and little-known history of the labour camps that once existed in Canada's mountain and prairie national parks. Between 1915 and 1946, some ten thousand men were put to work in western Canada's national parks. They were the country's unwanted-unskilled foreign workers, the jobless and the homeless, concientious objectors, perceived enemies of the state, and prisoners of war. These men had commited no crimes, but because of war or depression, they were seen as a possible threat to public order and a potential source of civic unrest."
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