High River and the Times: An Alberta Community and Its Weekly Newspaper, 1905-1966 (Alberta Reflections (Inactive)) - Hardcover

Voisey, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0888644167 ISBN 13: 9780888644169

Publisher: The University of Alberta Press, an imprint of 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. Originally, the Times boostered High River as "bustling and modern," and then later as "small and friendly." After WWII, with the help of the Times, High River constructed a mythical image as a ranching district with a wild and colourful past.

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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. As early as 1912, Times columnist Robert Stead envisioned a day when city people would move to High River for its scenic charms and proximity to Calgary. 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 for the community as whole and for its individual members. 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: The University of Alberta Press, an imprint of University of Alberta Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0888644167
• ISBN 13: 9780888644169
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304