Description: A one hundred year history of Canada's RCMP, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, from 1873 through 1973. It includes numerous black and white and some colour photographs, documents, and paintings pertaining to this federal police force. In addition to the Force's history, the book covers the RCMP in wartime, its role in pageantry and literature, and the image of the RCMP portrayed in film and television.
Contents:
The Great Lone Land
Recruiting
Uniforms and Badges
Into the Unknown
A Century of Weapons
Trooper and Indian
The Military Record
The Passing of the Prairie Frontier
The Living Legend
North to the Arctic Frontier
The Band and the Musical Ride
Pageantry and Ceremony
The Evolution of the Modern Force
Air and Marine Services
R.C.M.P. St. Roch Conqueror of the Northwest Passage
Towards a Second Century
Commissioners of the R.C.M.P.
The Honour Roll
Index
By: S. W. Horrall, R.C.M.P. Historian
Genre: History – Canada – RCMP – Police
Cover: Hardcover with Dustjacket
Publisher & Print Date: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited – 1973
Approximate Dimensions: 9-3/8” x 11-1/4” - 256 pages
Condition: Very Good +
Shipping: When packaged, the book weighs approximately 1.25 kilograms, which is roughly 2.75 pounds. Buyer to pay $24.00 CDN for shipping to destinations in Canada and $29.50 CDN for shipping to destinations in the U.S.A. All other destinations should contact me for a shipping quote. Thank you.