HIGH RIVER & THE TIMES: An Alberta Community and Its Weekly Newspaper, 1905-1966 (Alberta Reflections) - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0888644116 ISBN 13: 9780888644114

Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA PRESS, 2004

Synopsis

Founded in 1905, the High River Times served a community of small town advertisers and an extensive hinterland of ranchers and farmers in southern Alberta. Under the ownership of the Charles Clark family for over 60 years, the Times established itself as the epitome of the rural weekly press in Alberta. Even Joe Clark, the future prime minister, worked for the family business. While historians rely heavily on local newspapers to write about rural and small town life, Paul Voisey has studied the influence of the Times on shaping the community of High River. Foreword by Rt. Hon. Joe Clark, PC CC.

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About the Author

Paul Voisey is Associate Professor of History at the University of Alberta.

From the Back Cover

Founded in 1905 by Charles Clark, the High River Times served a community of small-town advertisers and an extensive hinterland of ranchers and farmers in southern Alberta. Under the ownership of the Clark family for over 60 years, the Times established itself as the epitome of the rural weekly press in Canada. Even Joe Clark, the future prime minister, worked for the family business. Historian Paul Voisey explores the Times' relationship with the community of High River. Through six decades of traumatic change, the Times fashioned three distinct visions of the High River district. Originally, the Times boostered High River as "bustling and modern," presenting the community as a progressive place destined for metropolitan grandeur. High River was "small and friendly" after the Great War with the Times emphasizing the virtue of rural and small town life. After WWII, High River, with the help of the Times, constructed a mythical image as a ranching district with a wild and colourful past. Through each era of change, the Times reflected and recorded local activities, attitudes and aspirations, articulated them in print and defended, justified and validated them. In 1966, Charles A. Clark retired and sold the Times to his back shop manager, Don Tanner. Today, the Times and its employees remain proud of their newspaper's long history and its contribution to local heritage. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Born and raised in rural Alberta, Paul Voisey was educated at the University of Calgary and the University of Toronto. He is the author of the award-winning book Vulcan: The Making of a Prairie Community and other publications related to Alberta and Western Canada. Dr. Voisey teaches History at the University of Alberta.

Edition details

• Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA PRESS
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0888644116
• ISBN 13: 9780888644114
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1