Calgary Cavalcade: From Fort to Fortune

by Grant MacEwan

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246 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1958

About the author

John Walter Grant MacEwan, best known as Grant MacEwan (August 12, 1902 – June 15, 2000) was a farmer, Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Dean of Agriculture at the University of Manitoba, the 28th Mayor of Calgary and both a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Canada.

MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta and the MacEwan Student Centre at the University of Calgary as well as the neighbourhoods of MacEwan Glen in Calgary and MacEwan in Edmonton are named after him.

Reviews

[Jolene · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book. Having spent the last 10 years in Calgary I found this really interesting...maybe just because I know most of the names and places mentioned in this book, but what I found most fascinating is the similarities between the locals then and the locals now. A great book for anyone interested in the history of Calgary, or prairie life in general.

[Mel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well written, interesting and easy to read stories detailing the background of Calgary's first settlers and the start of that great city. Being a Calgarian, it was nice to learn about the people behind many of the Calgary buildings named after them today.