"The opening chapters show how penetration of the wilderness was made possible, and by whom. Later chapters describe the settlement of this wilderness, prior to the coming of the railroad in 1927." - Editorial Foreword. [6], 305 pages, plus 16 pages of marvelous black and white photographic plates. World War I Honour Roll. Map on front endpaper shows the portion of the Hudson Bay pack trail between Belvedere and Fort Assiniboine. Unmarked with above-average wear to original green cloth lettered in gilt. Binding intact. No dust jacket. A worthy reference copy of this marvelous local his... View More...
Printed upon glossy stock. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Features: Cover photo of the Turkey Track Railroad at Dunmore Junction in 1890; When the [Calgary] Herald Came to Calgary; Col. P. Robertson-Ross' Diary - Fort Edmonton to Wildhorse, B.C., 1872 - includes interesting statistics about several Alberta native tribes and a one-page map of the journey; My Father, Theodore Brandley - This Mormon Bishop and Patriarch gave up all he had when asked to open a new frontier on the prairies of Canada; Obituary of Cree historian Joseph F. Dion; Information about the famous MacLe... View More...
Features: Cover photo of Chief Owl, noted warrior of the Blackfoot tribe; The Indians of Alberta - article by Hugh A. Dempsey with map and photos; Some Account of the Cree and Other Indians, 1819, by Robert Hood; Indian School Days - article by Senator James Gladstone, with photo of him in native ceremonial costume; Three Indian Tales by George Gilles, an educated Metis, in the late 1890's, reflecting common events in the life of an Indian camp - The Daring Raid, Moving the Camp, Baiting a Bear. 32 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Black and white reproductions of archival photos and illus... View More...
Local history of these rural Alberta communities located northeast of Edmonton. "Our collection of heartwarming stories, poems, and pictures offer you a chance to meet [our pioneers] and to join in their joys and sorrows. I'm sure these stories will expand your understanding and bring back memories of someone you treasured, or something you may have forgotten about, back then 'in the good old days.' It is our hope that, in some small way it will touch your heart and make you laugh or shed a tear. We hope it will be shared with your children, grandchildren, and future generations." - Forewo... View More...
"Deals with a large group of immigrants to Alberta whose experience has been previously virtually unrecorded. Polish settlers have resided in Alberta since the 1890's, have made their mark in virtually all parts of the province, and now form its 7th largest ethnic group. This book's reliance on the memoirs of people who experienced the events themselves, rather than on the second generations' account of their parents lives gives the book its immediacy and its interest. This is history as it should be - warts and all. The general reader will find moving dramatic personal interest stories; a... View More...
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