BOOK
CulturePrince Edward Island
Date1975
Dimensions1.5 x 15 x 22 cm (9/16 x 5 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
Object numberHF.2020.30.1
DescriptionA paperback book with brown and beige cover, and green spine. The title, “Tell Me The Tales” and author’s name, "Walter Shaw”, is repeated across the front and back cover with a profile of a man in an oval on the front cover and the profile of a woman on the back cover. The interior title page features the title and author’s last name with a pencil inscription in the top right corner for “4.50” and the publisher’s name, “Square Deal Publications Charlottetown”, at the bottom center. Narrative
Walter Shaw (1887-1981) served as Premier of PEI from 1959-1968. Born in West River, PEI, to Alexander Crawford Shaw and Isobel Maynard, Shaw attended Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown before enrolling in the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. From there, he studied at the Agricultural College in Guelph and in 1916 obtained a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto. Shaw served in World War I within the 9th Siege Battery. Shaw's career outside of politics was dedicated to agriculture and was well known as a livestock breeder, judge, and editor of the journal "Farmers Guide". In 1957, Shaw became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party after having retired in 1954. Despite the election of a Liberal government in 1966, Shaw retained his seat and continued as Leader of the Opposition until 1972 when he retired from politics.
