The Reporter and the Winnipeg General Strike

The Reporter and the Winnipeg General Strike

Michael Dupuis

Can reporter William Patterson handle the big, Winnipeg general strike story? Is it union recognition and demands for fair wages and safe working conditions? Or is it an attempt at revolution, as red-fearing opponents insist? Winnipeg is reeling from the Spanish flu and the aftermath of World War I.

Now with the fear of communism and the deepening divide between race and class, the city is a ticking time bomb. As the strike reaches its violent climax, can Patterson confront his demons, expose corruption and report the truth?

Editions:

ISBN: 978-1-989467-28-2 (paperback). $24.95 CAD, $19.95 USD.
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Pages: 264

Also available via your local bookstore, Amazon and Indigo-Chapters
ISBN: 978-1-989467-29-2 (ebook). $9.99 CAD, $7.99 USD. Available via Amazon Kindle.

Distribution in the UK via Gazelle Book Services

Review / Testimonials:

“Finally, simple words that put the Winnipeg General Strike into perspective for the average Canadian reader.”
—Peter Warren – Former City Editor, Winnipeg Tribune, Former Host, The CJOB Action Line (Winnipeg)

“With his encyclopedic knowledge of world history of the era, Michael Dupuis takes us from the streets of London, to the halls of power in Ottawa, and smack dab into the boiling cauldron that was the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. And then he takes us into the minds of WW1’s returned soldiers, and the reporters who were the witnesses to history, all with a swash-buckling allure that will have you wearing out your fingers to turn the pages fast enough.”
—Danny Schur Composer/Producer/Writer, Stand! Movie Musical

Media Related:

The Ormsby Review article can be read here.

ISBN: 9781989467282
264 Pages
CDN/USD

Author:

Michael Dupuis is a retired history teacher, consultant and author. For nearly 50 years, his writing has focused on the role played by journalists in historical events. His previous non-fiction works focus on the Winnipeg General Strike and the Halifax explosion. Michael holds a BA in English and an MA in Canadian History from the University of Ottawa and a BEd from the University of Toronto. This is his first novel.

Illustrator:

Michael Kluckner is an artist and the author of illustrated books including memoirs on farming, a sketchbook of Canada’s culture landscapes, detailed histories of British Columbia, Vancouver and Toronto, and the graphic novel Toshiko about the Japanese-Canadian experience during World War II. 

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Author:

Michael Dupuis is a retired history teacher, consultant and author. For nearly 50 years, his writing has focused on the role played by journalists in historical events. His previous non-fiction works focus on the Winnipeg General Strike and the Halifax explosion. Michael holds a BA in English and an MA in Canadian History from the University of Ottawa and a BEd from the University of Toronto. This is his first novel.

Illustrator:

Michael Kluckner is an artist and the author of illustrated books including memoirs on farming, a sketchbook of Canada’s culture landscapes, detailed histories of British Columbia, Vancouver and Toronto, and the graphic novel Toshiko about the Japanese-Canadian experience during World War II.