Canada West

Ottawa: Issued under Direction of Hon. J.A. Calder, Minister of Immigration and Colonization, [1922].

Softcover. Good. 40 pp, in original pictorial wrappers, with many illustrations from photographs and 5 colored foldout maps. Rubbing to front cover, lower corner creased throughout, maps with a few small splits at folds, archival tape repair to spine; good. A very detailed guide for potential settlers, offering the usual superlatives, but also specifics about regulations (immigration, customs, homesteading, freight), practical considerations for travel, and statistics on population land prices, costs of improvements and buildings, etc. Separate sections describe the crops and livestock raised, transportation, schools and social conditions, and recreational and scenic offerings of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.

Item #21705

Price: $45.00