by David C. Jones

$29.95 sc
ISBN 1-55238-085-8
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316 pages, 62 b/w photos, 9 maps
6" x 9"

History

About the Book

2002 may prove to be the worst year in agriculture in southern Alberta history. In the southeast, the past two years have been drier than any two years in recorded history. With countless news stories about disappearing towns in the drylands, Empire of Dust is being brought back to print. With a new preface, this enduring historical account of the settlement of the Palliser Triangle region chronicles the disturbing fate of thousands of people who were forced to abandon their farms as a result of prairie drought. Describing the residual effects of prairie drought and examining what have become ghost towns in Alberta, Jones's study has become more important than ever before, especially in light of current drought conditions that are once again plaguing the prairies.

"David Jones has written a fascinating history of southeastern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan that has all the elements of horror in a Gothic novel.... [This book] is history as it was always meant to be written. — Paul Strickland, Medicine Hat News

 

About the Author

David C. Jones is a professor of history in the faculty of education at the University of Calgary.

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