Canadian Civics : Saskatchewan Edition

Hardcover, 170 pages, plus 12 pages of appendices, 5x7 in - 12x19 cm, B&W illustrations.

No dust jacket. B&W illustrations. Covers worn and soiled, rubbed at edges. Front cover marked in ink and stained. Spine soiled, bumped at head and heel, with text worn away. Edges age-tanned, top edge soiled. Endpapers soiled, free endpapers discolored, ffep. inscribed and stamped by previous owner. Title page and p.5 stamped by previous owner. Pages lightly age-tanned, many pages lightly soiled or underlined in ink/pencil, all pages readable.

Designed for use in Saskatchewan, this Western Canada Series textbook explains Canadian federal and provincial civics (finance, law, and – primarily – governance) for a school-age audience. The early chapters move from a broad look at the British Empire to a summary of Canada’s federal government (including its functions, departments/offices, and relationship to Britain's monarch). The textbook's second half focusses on Saskatchewan’s provincial government, again discussing officials, their roles, and the democratic process by which they are elected. Brief chapters on provincial education and the duties of Canadian citizens conclude the textbook. With supplementary reading recommendations and classroom activities/questions, this book provided two years’ worth of Civics education in Saskatchewan schools in the 1920s.