Brian Brennan

Brian Brennan is an Irish-born writer who has lived and worked in Canada since 1966. He makes his home in Calgary, Alberta, where he has worked as a journalist and author, publishing eight books of biography and social history including The Good Steward: The Ernest C. Manning Story (2008), How the West Was Written: The Life and Times of James H. Gray (2006), Romancing the Rockies: Mountaineers, Missionaries, Marilyn & More (2005) and Scoundrels and Scallywags (2002). He was the first recipient of Canada’s Dave Greber Freelance Writers Award and has written freelance articles and columns for magazines and newspapers across the United States and Canada, including the New York Times, Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. Brian also serves on the National Council of The Writers’ Union of Canada.

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Books by Brian Brennan

How the West Was Written

The Love of One’s Country

Brief Encounters

Rogues and Rebels

Scoundrels and Scallywags

Alberta Originals

Boondoggles, Bonanzas, and Other Alberta Stories

Leaving Dublin

The Good Steward

How the West Was Written: The Life and Times of James H. Gray

Building A Province