4. Stormy Weather

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgements xiii
5. Introduction xv
6. PART I. PRELUDE TO POWER, 1899–1944
7. 1. Land of Opportunity 1
8. 2. A New Political Landscape 12
9. 3. Common Ground 31
10. 4. Stormy Weather 44
11. PART II. IN GOVERNMENT, 1944–1948
12. 5. Maverick Dreamer 63
13. 6. Thunderstruck 84
14. 7. Power to the People 98
15. 8. Airborne 108
16. 9. The Fur Trade 116
17. 10. Fish, Trees, and Land 130
18. 11. Nature’s Storehouse 150
19. 12. The Problem Children 164
20. 13. Turning Points 189
21. PART III. ACTION AND ACTIVISM, 1948–1983
22. 14. “It’s Time to Put the Spurs and Knuckle Dusters On” 215
23. 15. The Western Development Museum 244
24. 16. The People’s Commission 255
25. 17. Action Now 269
26. Epilogue: “Never Say Whoa in the Middle of a Mud Puddle!” 277
27. Notes 293
28. Selected Bibliography 345
29. Index 351