Stead published 13 books on prairie life. The following list shows the titles and the years of publication.
1908 The Empire Builders --(Poems)1911 Songs of the Prairie
1911 Prairie Born
1914 The Bail Jumper
1916 The Homesteaders
1917 Kitchener and Other Poems
1918 The Cow Puncher
1920 Dennison Grant
1922 Neighbors
1924 The Smoking Flax
1926 Grain
1931 The Copper Disc
1983 Dry Water
His career as a writer started in 1892, when at the age of 12 he began
sending contribution to Winnipeg periodicals like the Western Homes Monthly.
His first book, "The Empire Builders and Other Poems"
was published by Williams Briggs in 1908, and for the next 23 years, until
1931, he continued a steady flow of novels, short stories and books of
verse, which enriched the portraiture of Canadian prairie life.
In addition to his books, Stead wrote numerous magazine articles, short
stories and speeches, and contributed to "The Magnet" published
by J.D. McAra, Calgary, Alberta.
"Rob" Stead believed in the advantages of life in Canada
and his prolific mind, and mastery of prairie dialect, produced authentic
and faithful portrayals of life on the prairies during the period from
the beginning of the century till the end of World War I.
Stead's place in Canadian literature was indicated by his election as
the first president of the Ottawa Branch of the Canadian Author's Association,
and later, in 1923, as the national president of this distinguished organization.
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Area Foundation, in conjunction with and through support of the Millennium
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