Frontier Farewell: The 1870s and the End of the Old West

Regina lawyer turned author Garrett Wilson presents an epic account of the 1870s, a decade that saw unprecedented changes come to the Great Plains of North America: famine, fire and pestilence—the disappearance of the buffalo, the last stand of the Sioux and the Métis, the Boundary Survey and the “March West” of the North-West Mounted Police, men like Dumont, Walsh, Macleod and Sitting Bull, all encompassed within a brief 10 years, which saw the disappearance of the Old West, and the birth of a new society.

Told with wit, sensitivity and panache, Frontier Farewell explodes old myths and brings new perspectives to this pivotal era in the development of the North American West.

Gracefully written, fully and meticulously researched, and above all, original in its presentation of a history we thought we knew, this book will illuminate the viewpoint of both professional historians and lay-readers alike. It is an invaluable, as well as unique, addition to the literature of the West. - Sharon Butala

Garrett Wilson is a Regina lawyer turned author. His first book, Deny, Deny, Deny, the best-selling account of the Colin Thatcher trial, was followed by Diefenbaker for the Defence, a biography of the legal career of the Saskatchewan lawyer who became Prime Minister. Then, Guilty Addictions, a mystery that delved deeply into the politics of Saskatchewan. A second and updated edition of Deny, Deny, Deny was published in 2000.