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James Finlayson's diary of the March West
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James Finlayson's diary of the march west
1874

In contrast to most nineteenth-century police agencies, the North-West Mounted Police did not recruit its members from the region where it expected to operate. Instead, enlisted members like James Finlayson, whose diary of the 1874 march is included here, were recruited from the ruling English-speaking Protestant segments of eastern society. Westerners would have had some familiarity with the Prairie landscape and its people. If they had been recruited into the police force, perhaps the march west would have been far less traumatic.

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