Park Prisoners the Untold Story of Western Canada's National Parks Tapa dura - 1995

Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Fifth House, 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. No rips on jacket. Previous owner's paste-down on 1st front end paper. A few notes in the margins and some on the last end paper. Slight smoky odour, but generally a clean tight copy. Labour camps for Canada's unwanted..

Saskatoon, Canada: Fifth House Publishers, 1995. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 294pp. HARDCOVER. Very clean copy internally. No inscriptions. In protected VG d/w. Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall.

Saskatoon: Fifth House Publishers, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Larger 8vo. pp. 294. Includes many black and white photographs throughout, index and notes section. ""'Park Prisoners' tells the startling and little-known history of the labour camps that once existed in Canada's mountain and prairie national parks.""

Saskatoon, SK: Fifth House. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 1895618657 . Edges show light wear. Previous owner's name inked out on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Photographs; 10.25 X 7.25 X 1 inches; 294 pages; "Park Prisoners tells the startling and little-known history of the labour camps that once existed in Canada's mountain and prairie national parks. Between 1915 and 1946, some ten thousand men were put to work in western Canada's national parks. They were the country's unwanted - unskilled foreign workers, the jobless and the homeless, concientious objectors, perceived enemies of the state, and prisoners of war.These men had commited no crimes, but because of war or depression, they were seen as a possible threat to public order and a potential source of civic unrest." .

Fifth House, 1995. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Fifth House Publishers, Saskatoon, 1995, Near Fine Hardcover / Fine Dustjacket, 294 pages, 7" x 10", ownership notation on ffep, otherwise clean and tight.

From the front flap of the d.j.: "Park Prisoners tells the fascinating story of the labour camps that existed in western Canada's national parks between 1915 and 1946, where thousands of men spent months, even years, toiling in harsh conditions, isolated from the outside world. The book also brings together the rich photographic record of the park internee experience. A lively text is complemented by more than 125 archival photographs that reveal how the men lived and worked, what they created, and, tellingly, what little physical evidence of the camps remains today."
One of two copies I have listed; this one slightly inferior to my other copy.

'Park Prisoners' tells the startling and little-known history of the labour camps that once existed in Canada's mountain and prairie national parks. Between 1915 and 1946, some ten thousand men were put to work in western Canada's national parks. They were the country's unwanted--unskilled foreign workers, the jobless and the homeless, conscientious objectors, perceived enemies of the state, and prisoners of war. These men had committed no crimes, but because of war or depression, they were seen as a possible threat to public order and a potential source of civil unrest. The Canadian government consequently sent them to the parks--world-renowed places such as Banff, Jasper, and Yoho--where they were held under duress in isolated work camps for months, sometimes years. Here is the comprehensive, illustrated history of the national park labour camp story."

Brand: Fifth House Publishers, 0000-00-00. First Edition. paperback. Used: Good.