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The Prairie Populist: George Hara Williams and the Untold Story of the Ccf

The Prairie Populist: George Hara Williams and the Untold Story of the Ccf

Conway, J. F.

Paperback

Political BiographiesCanadian History

ISBN10: 0889775451
ISBN13: 9780889775459
Publisher: Univ Of Regina Pr
Published: May 19 2018
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

George Hara Williams was the most successful of the early leaders of the CCF in Saskatchewan. But his role in the party was undermined by Tommy Douglas and M. J. Coldwell, and now he is almost forgotten.

The populist who mobilized farmers of the province to support a socialist platform, he was one of five MLAs elected in the 1934 election, becoming Leader of the Opposition. He firmly supported socialists participating in the struggle against fascism, including military action, a position not held by everyone in the party. While Williams was serving overseas, a campaign to replace him as leader, led by Coldwell and Douglas, was successful.

The full story of Williams' role in building the CCF and bringing it to the threshold of power, and the party machinations leading to his defeat as leader, has until now, been never fully documented.

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