Riding to the Rescue : : The Transformation of the RCMP in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1914-1939 / / Steve Hewitt.

The Mountie may be one of Canada's best-known national symbols, yet much of the post-nineteenth century history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police remains unexamined, particularly the period between 1914 and 1939, when the RCMP underwent enormous transformation. The nature of this transformat...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2022]
©2006
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Canadian Social History Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction: Policing History
  • 2 The Architect, the Era, and the State
  • 3 Men in Scarlet
  • 4 Dealing with Undesirables
  • 5 Men in Secret
  • 6 Policing Workers
  • 7 Conclusion: 1914–1939, Transformation Complete
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index