Rogues and Rebels introduces us to dozens of larger-than-life Westerners--some infamous, some obscure--who dared to be different. Brian Brennan chronicles the mavericks, iconoclasts, and adventurers who threw away the rulebook, thumbed their noses at convention, and let their detractors howl. They never retracted, never explained, never apologized, and they got things done. Discover the unforgettable characters who made the West what it is today. You know some by name: Jack Webster, Nellie McClung, and Tommy Douglas. Others are less well-known: the inventor of the Bloody Caesar; those who assumed fake identities to further their ambitions; the mysterious cult leader Brother XII, and more.
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Weight: 264g
Dimensions: 2 x 203mm
Publication Date: 15 Sep 2015
Publisher: University of Regina Press
Publication City/Country: Canada
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780889773981
About Brian Brennan
Brian Brennan is an Irish-born writer who has lived and worked in Canada since 1966. He makes his home in Calgary Alberta where he has worked as a journalist and author publishing eight books of biography and social history including The Good Steward: The Ernest C. Manning Story (2008) How the West was Written: The Life and Times of James H. Gray (2006) Romancing the Rockies: Mountaineers Missionaries Marilyn & More (2005) and Scoundrels and Scallywags (2002). He was the first recipient of Canada's Dave Greber Freelance Writers Award and has written freelance articles and columns for magazines and newspapers across the United States and Canada including the New York Times Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. Brian also serves on the National Council of The Writers' Union of Canada.