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A native of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, author Bob Weber grew up surrounded by evidence of the
past–ruts in the prairie left by Red River carts, an old North West Mounted Police station north
of town, a derelict thresher on his grandfather's farm. Weber also studied and played the trumpet
for four years in Saskatoon, eventually graduating from the University of Saskatchewan with a
degree in performance. When that proved to be a precarious source of income, he decided he should
take a shot at what his Grade 6 English teacher said he should become all along–a writer.
And when he did, it was history he wrote. Drawing on the history of his adopted home of
Edmonton, Alberta, Weber dug into the past of Methodist theological colleges, gold miners
and fur traders. Eventually, Weber brought his storytelling skills into the present as a
reporter for the Red Deer Advocate newspaper and currently for the prairie bureau of
The Canadian Press. With Saskatchewan History Along the Highway, Weber returns to his first
loves–his native province and the colorful history of the West. In addition to his ongoing
work at The Canadian Press, he is working on a book depiction the life of the notorious Will James. |