The frontier of patriotism : Alberta and the First World War / / edited by Adriana A. Davies and Jeff Keshen

• Pubblicazione: Calgary, Alberta : , : University of Calgary Press, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (610 p.)
• Disciplina: 971.2302
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1914-1918 - Canada
• Soggetto geografico: Alberta History 1905-1945; Alberta History, Military 20th century; Alberta Social conditions 1905-1945; Canada History 1914-1918
• Persona (resp. second.): DaviesAdriana; KeshenJeff
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Series page; Full title page; Copyright page; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; TIMELINE; SECTION ONE: Albertans at War: The Military; Colour Insert; An Old Soldier Fades Away: Major General Sir Sam Steele in the First World War; Raymond Brutinel and the Genesis of Modern Mechanized Warfare; While You Were Away: Alberta's First World War Aviation History; Building on the Home Front: Armouries and Other Infrastructure; Aboriginal Alberta and the First World War; The Experiences of Lethbridge Men Overseas, 1914-1918; Sid Unwin's War; Alberta Remittance Men in the Great War ; The Effects of the First World War on the Franco-European Immigrants of AlbertaThe Little Institution that Could: The University of Alberta and the First World War; The Gospel of Sacrifice: Lady Principal Nettie Burkholder and Her Boys at the Front; Medical Contributions of Albertans in the First World War: Rising to the Challenge; Harold and Emma McGill: A War-Front Love Story; Private Stephen Smith and His Trench Art Belts; SECTION TWO: The Home Front: Context and Meaning; Enthusiasm Embattled: Alberta 1916; Ordinary Life in Alberta in the First World War ; "O valiant hearts who to your glory came": Protestant Responses to Alberta's Great WarAlberta Women in the First World War: A Genius for Organization; Armageddon: Alberta Newspapers and the Outbreak of the Great War, 1914; Edmonton's Local Heroes; Voices of War: The Press and the Personal; From Local to National: Pictorial Propaganda in Alberta during the First World War; The Great War and Labour in Alberta; The Great Western Garment Company during the First World War; The Bosworth Expedition: An Early Petroleum Survey; SECTION THREE: Communities at War; Edmonton and the Great War ; The First World War as a Local Experience: Mobilization, Citizen Voluntary Support, and Memorializing the Sacrifice in Lethbridge, AlbertaRed Deer and the First World War; Threads of Life: The 1917 Waskatenau Signature Quilt; Calgary's Grand Theatre in the Great War; Student Life on the University of Alberta Campus during the First World War; Mobilizing Mount Royal: Capturing Campus Contributions to the Great War; Under Siege: The CEF Attack on the RNWMP Barracks in Calgary, October 1916 ; Canada's First National Internment Operations and the Search for Sanctuary in the Ukrainian Labour Farmer Temple AssociationConscientious Objectors in Alberta in the First World War; SECTION FOUR: Aftermath; War, Public Health, and the 1918 "Spanish" Influenza Pandemic in Alberta; Applying Modernity: Local Government and the 1919 Federal Housing Scheme in Alberta; Soldier Settlement in Alberta, 1917-1931; First World War Centennial Commemoration in Alberta Museums; APPENDIX; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: With the centenary of the First World War, communities across Canada arranged commemorations of the war experience to honour local servicemen who, through their triumphs and sacrifices, were presented as laying the foundation for a free and independent country. Often overlooked are the triumphs and sacrifices of those who supported those soldiers, and the war effort in general, back at home. The Frontier of Patriotism provides an in-depth look at all aspects of Alberta’s involvement in the war, reflecting Albertans’ experiences both on the battlefield and on the home front. Contributors of the 40 essays all draw heavily on national and local archival resources. The war is seen through the letters, diaries and memoirs of the individuals who lived through it, as well as through accounts in local newspapers. Readers will come away from this collection with a deeper appreciation of the different ways that the First World War, and its aftermath, shaped the lives of Albertans. For many, these four tumultuous years represented a time of individual valour and of communities pulling together and sacrificing for a noble cause. Yet, for others, the war left disillusionment and anger. Exploring these regional and local stories, as well as the national story, helps us understand the commonalities and distinctiveness of what it means to be Canadian. The Frontier of Patriotism is the most comprehensive treatment of Alberta during these critical, transformational years.
• Titolo autorizzato: The frontier of patriotism
• ISBN: 1-55238-836-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910798741903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Beyond boundaries series.