First published in 1937, My Discovery of the West is a delightful, insightful, and profoundly engaging travel memoir by the legendary Canadian author and humorist Stephen Leacock. Chronicling his extended lecture tour across Western Canada during the Great Depression, Leacock offers a sharp, witty, and deeply sympathetic examination of the unique character, economic struggles, and boundless potential of the western provinces.

While filled with Leacock's trademark dry wit and keen observations, the book also thoughtfully explores the cultural and economic divide between Eastern and Western Canada. Winning the 1937 Governor General's Literary Award for Non-Fiction, this entertaining and historically invaluable account remains a brilliant reflection on the vast, beautiful, and resilient spirit of the Canadian West.