{"product_id":"eye-on-the-future-henry-c-klassen-9781552380789","title":"Eye on the Future: Business People in Calgary and the Bow Valley, 1870-1900 (New)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCalgary and the Bow Valley's business climates were lively, competitive, and capitalistic in the late 1800s. \u003cem\u003eEye on the Future\u003c\/em\u003e sheds light on the challenges of building and maintaining business in this area during this time of vast growth. It provides insight into how entrepreneurs, retailers, manufacturers, bankers, farmers, and ranchers pioneered a booming business world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this dynamic and readable study, Klassen considers the obstacles that faced business and civic leaders: how to promote the economic growth of the city; how to create demand for goods and services; how to finance transportation improvements such as streets, bridges, roads, and railways; and how to assimilate substantial social and political change. Weaving a strong cast of determined Albertans together with a study of the climate that supported growth and change, Klassen discusses the successes and failures of businesses in this region.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUltimately, it is about how a few people--Isaac G. Baker, Agnes K. Bedingfeld, and James A. Lougheed--helped to create the conditions in which Calgary emerged as a city and the Bow Valley an important agricultural centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry C. Klassen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1552380785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552380789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Calgary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.00d","brand":"Henry C. Klassen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980080939263,"sku":"9781552380789","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc2c0b5b-9f51-433b-85e6-c780c9f55128.jpg?v=1683248276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eye-on-the-future-henry-c-klassen-9781552380789","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}