This book is part of a series of books comprising the political history of the province of Alberta, Canada within the 19th & 20th Century's. The Mardon's research has resulted in 36 other titles that have been published since 1971. This book is one of the last to be published in this series. Dr Ernest George Mardon was one of the founding faculty at the University of Lethbridge. Austin Mardon is a Member of the Order of Canada, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, & a Knight Commander of the Papsl order of St Sylvester.