Table of Contents

Foreword-- Roy Romanow Acknowledgements Introduction PART I. PRELUDE TO POWER, 1899-1944 1. Land of Opportunity 2. A New Political Landscape 3. Common Ground 4. Stormy Weather PART II. IN GOVERNMENT, 1944-1948 5. Maverick Dreamer 6. Thunderstruck 7. Power to the People 8. Airborne 9. The Fur Trade 10. Fish, Trees, and Land 11. Nature's Storehouse 12. The Problem Children 13. Turning Points PART III. ACTION AND ACTIVISM, 1948-1983 14. "It's Time to Put the Spurs and Knuckle Dusters On" 15. The Western Development Museum 16. The People's Commission 17. Action Now Epilogue: "Never Say Whoa in the Middle of a Mud Puddle!" Notes Selected Bibliography Index

About the Author

An award-winning author, Kathleen Carlisle is the co-author of On the Side of the People: A History of Labour in Saskatchewan . She lives in Bethune, Saskatchewan. Roy Romanow, PC OC SOM QC is a Canadian politician and the twelfth Premier of Saskatchewan.

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"Joe Phelp's contribution to building Saskatchewan and Canada in an important demonstration of what big dreams can achieve." -- Roy J Romanow, former Premier of Saskatchewan