The Royal Canadian Mounted Police: a century of history, 1873-1973 [by] Nora and William Kelly.

Author
Kelly, Nora (Nora Hickson) [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Edmonton, Hurtig Publishers, ©1973.
Description
318 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates illustrations, maps (some color) 24 cm

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    Summary note
    The evolution of the RCMP and its place in Canadian history.
    Notes
    • Includes index.
    • Maps on lining-papers.
    Bibliographic references
    Bibliography: p. 305-306.
    Contents
    • 1. The Old Originals
    • 2. The Great March West
    • 3. The Prairie Outposts
    • 4. the Police and the Indians
    • 5. The Ending of an Era
    • 6. The Canadian Pacific Railway
    • 7. Rebellion and Reconstruction
    • 8. To the Golden North
    • 9. On the Northern Frontiers
    • 10. Policing the Plains
    • 11. Northern Achievements
    • 12. Patrolling the Dangerous North
    • 13. The Prairie Provinces
    • 14. Coast to Coast
    • 15. The Land of the Eskimo
    • 16. Modernizing the Force
    • 17. An Officer's Son Takes Command
    • 18. During World War II
    • 19. Soviet Espionage
    • 20. The Post-War Period
    • 21. Further Development and Expansion
    • 22. The Attack on Organized Crime
    • 23. Day In and Day Out
    • 24. The Problem of Drugs
    • 25. Uniting Against Organized Crime
    • 26. Spies, Politics and Security
    • 27. Front de Liberation du Quebec
    • 28. Toward a New Era.
    ISBN
    • 0888300697
    • 9780888300690
    LCCN
    74179433
    OCLC
    880438
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