Feature Story: U of R Press book launch remembers fiery politician

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2017-05-15
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External Relations, University of Regina
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Joe Phelps just might be the most outgoing and influential Saskatchewan politician you’ve never heard of. That won’t last long. Phelps’ colourful life is told in great detail in the book Fiery Joe: The Maverick Who Lit Up the West, by Kathleen Carlisle and published by U of R Press. The book will officially be launched Tuesday, May 16 at 7 p.m. at Innovation Place located on campus. Phelps meteoric rise and fall in the rough and tumble world of Saskatchewan politics, happened in a span of 10 years, during the day when the CCF ruled Saskatchewan under the leadership of Tommy Douglas.

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Tommy Douglas, University of Regina Press, Saskatchewan Farmers Union, Royal Commission on Agriculture and Rural Life
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