The Prairie Populist: George Hara Williams and the Untold Story of the CCF - Conway, J.F.

Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; The populist who mobilized farmers to support a socialist platform, George Hara Williams was undermined by Tommy Douglas and M.J. Coldwell just as Saskatchewan's CCF was on the threshold of power. A mesmerizing and long-needed history of George Hara Williams, the CCF's first Saskatchewan Leader. More than just a political biography, Conway has constructed a timely narrative about how principled leadership can create viable political movements dedicated to progressive social change. Conway's work is an important addition to, and corrective to, the existing literature on Canadian populism, socialism, and to the history of Saskatchewan and the CCF. It is also an intellectually
Near Fine
Soft cover
University of Regina Press
2018
Regina, SK