Building a Province: 60 Alberta Lives

Building a Province: 60 Alberta Lives is a book of short biographical profiles written by Irish-Canadian author Brian Brennan. It takes as its point of departure the feature obituaries Brennan wrote while working as a staff columnist with the Calgary Herald between 1992 and 1999."Stories of Albertans make 'great' history," by Mike Sadava, Edmonton Journal, Dec. 22, 2000, page B2"Brian Brennan gives life to dead Albertans," by Jeff Goffin, Fast Forward Weekly, Dec, 21, 2000Alberta Views, March/April 2001, page 54

Reception The book made the first of six weekly appearances on the Calgary Herald bestsellers list on Nov. 11, 2000, rising to the number one position on Jan. 6, 2001.Calgary Herald, Nov. 11, 2000, Dec. 2, 2000, Dec. 23, 2000, Dec. 30, 2000, Jan. 6, 2001, Jan. 13, 2001

Cast The profiled Albertans include the following:

Bill Gold Leonard Gaetz Sir James Lougheed Bob Edwards Henry Wise Wood Victoria Calihoo Henry Marshall Tory Richard Gavin Reid J. Percy Page Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance Kathleen Parlow Morris Shumiatcher Eric Harvie Jock Palmer Betty Mitchell Peggy Holmes Stastia Cross Carry Carl Anderson Vera Jacques Ireland Charlie Edgar Bert Sheppard Catherine Barclay Grant MacEwan George DuPre Hazel Braithwaite Mary Dover James H. Gray Kerry Wood Alice Murdoch Adams Arnold Platt Nicholas Morant Melvin "Fritz" Hanson Fred C. Mannix Violet Archer Harry Strom Jimmy "the Con" Carleton W.O. Mitchell Jean Hoare Father Pat O'Byrne Jack Gallagher William Morrow Betty O'Hanlon Webster Macdonald Sr. Stan Waters Clarence Horatius Miller Roloff Beny Bill Pratt Alexander Gray Bob Hatfield Glen Gorbous Johnny Bright Bob Johnson Walter Twinn Helen Collinson Grant Notley Sheldon Chumir David Walsh Allan Stein

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