A History of Saskatchewan and the Old North West

Second Edition. Hardcover, 605 pages, 8x10.5 in - 20x27 cm, illustrated in B&W.

Cover corners rubbed. Spine rubbed at head and heel. Edges and pages age-tanned, bottom edge lightly stained. Several early pages lightly soiled with fore edges rough or chipped; pp.284-287 discolored at bottom gutter from tape formerly affixed (no tears or repairs); p.527 lightly soiled. Gutter starting at several places between pp.368 and 576. Overall, a clean and solid copy.

Norman Fergus Black (1876-1964) was a Saskatchewan teacher, principal, and school inspector in the early 1900s. In this volume, he chronicles the history what is now the province of Saskatchewan from the arrival of Europeans in the 1600s to Saskatchewan’s entry into Confederation in the early 1900s. Black begins with the fur trade in the North-West, describes First Nations groups and culture, and traces European settlement in the region. He spends considerable time discussing rising conflicts between settler governments and First Nations/Métis peoples that culminated in the 1885 North-West Resistance. The final decades in Black’s history cover political figures and forces that led Saskatchewan to become a Canadian province. Topical chapters on immigration, education, and Christian denominations in the province conclude the volume. Peel(3) 3856.