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Gerald Friesen

Gerald Friesen taught Canadian history at the University of Manitoba from 1970–2011. He has written several books, including The Canadian Prairies: A History and Citizens and Nation, and is co-author of Immigrants in Prairie Cities. Former president of the Canadian Historical Association, he was an advisor on CBC-Radio Canada’s television series Canada: A People’s History. He lives in Winnipeg.

Books by Gerald Friesen

The Honourable John Norquay

Indigenous Premier, Canadian Statesman

by (author) Gerald Friesen

Prairie Metropolis

New Essays on Winnipeg Social History

edited by Esyllt W. Jones & Gerald Friesen

Rural Life

Portraits of the Prairie Town, 1946

by (author) James P. Giffen
edited by Gerald Friesen

Mac Runciman

A Life in the Grain Trade

by (author) Paul D. Earl
introduction by Gerald Friesen

River Road

Essays on Manitoba and Prairie History

by (author) Gerald Friesen

A Guide to the Study of Manitoba Local History

by (author) Gerald Friesen & Barry Potyondi