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20,000 miles : an Englishwoman's impressions in America
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3616
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1939
- 1938
- Author
- Tuke, Ada
- Publisher
- Southampton : G.F. Wilson
- Edition
- 2d ed
- Call Number
- 02.3 T81
- Author
- Tuke, Ada
- Edition
- 2d ed
- Publisher
- Southampton : G.F. Wilson
- Published Date
- 1939
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 247p. : facsim., map
- Subjects
- Canada
- Notes
- Rocky Mountains, p.57-59
- Accession Number
- 19500
- Call Number
- 02.3 T81
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Annual report
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1967-1975
- Author
- Canada. Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
- Call Number
- 02.4 C16ic
- Published Date
- 1967-1975
- Physical Description
- 7v
- Subjects
- National parks
- Accession Number
- various
- Call Number
- 02.4 C16ic
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1967
- Author
- Larsen, Henry A., Frank R. Sheer and Edvard Omholt-Jensen
- Publisher
- Toronto, Montreal, McClelland and Stewart
- Call Number
- 02.5 L32t
- Responsibility
- Henry A. Larsen, Frank R. Sheer and Edvard Omholt-Jensen
- Publisher
- Toronto, Montreal, McClelland and Stewart
- Published Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 223 pages illustrations, portraits 24 cm
- Subjects
- Travel
- Canada
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Abstract
- Pertains to the autobiography of Henry A. Larsen, a Canadian explorer, seaman and member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The publication tells of Larsen’s heroism and expertise that ultimately saved his life, in the most trying of circumstances. The authors tell of Larsen’s relationship with the Inuit Indigenous Peoples in Northern Canada and the ways in which they respected him. Written much like a diary, The Big Ship offers compelling detail on the extravagant life of Larsen and his crew, as they battled the open sea in hopes of finding adventure.
- Contents
- 1. The first day in the mounted police -- 2. The early years -- 3. The Indian girl, the sea devil and "The general" -- 4. Steam -- 5. Fourth mate Larsen -- 6. North with Klengenberg -- 7. Herschel Island for the first time -- 8. Visit to Klengenberg's home -- 9. Tragic voyage to the west -- 10. Frozen in for the winter -- 11. More about life on Herschel -- 12. Seal hunt -- 13. New summer in the north -- 14. Canadian citizen -- 15. The ship and the crew -- 16. Maiden voyage to the north -- 17. My northern service starts -- 18. Skipper in the mounted police -- 19. In the ice -- 20. My first sled trip with the RCMP -- 21. Promotion and return to civilization -- 22. To the north again -- 23. Life in the arctic -- 24. In winter quarters -- 25. Dog life in the arctic -- 26. Eskimo love and drama -- 27. The fourth Christmas in the north -- 28. Daily life in the Igloo -- 29. Old and new medicine man -- 30. Southern interlude and marriage -- 31. Fourth voyage to the north -- 32. Marital complications among the Eskimo -- 33. An eventful winter -- 34. Guest of honour in the igloo -- 35. Visit from the south -- 36. About Quarlilaak, Mukkaani and Angulalik -- 37. Hanorie Umiarjuak -- 38. Niviassiag's curse -- 39. Superstition, infanticide and shipwreck -- 40. Reunion with my wife and first meeting with an unknown daughter -- 41. Among the inland Eskimo -- 42. Birth in the igloo -- 43. The great assignment -- 44. Toward the great adventure -- 45. The summer of broken expectations -- 46. A very close shave -- 47. A tragic loss -- 48. The story of a cannon -- 49. Easter with Father Henri -- 50. Afloat again -- 51. Bellot Strait : the last ordeal -- 52. Return to civilization -- 53. A summer voyage to the eastern arctic -- 54. Westward through the northwest passage -- 55. Honours and promotions -- 56. The last arctic voyage with the St. Roch -- 57. The men who speak the truth -- 58. Budget problems and words of caution -- 59. The St. Roch ends her career -- 60. The last years in the force.m
- Accession Number
- 2019.71
- Call Number
- 02.5 L32t
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Canada : Canada your friendly neighbor invites you
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7877
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1938
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Canadian Travel Bureau
- Call Number
- 02.4 C16 Pam
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Canadian Travel Bureau
- Published Date
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 50p. : ill., maps
- Subjects
- National parks
- Notes
- Includes photographs of Canadian Rockies
- Accession Number
- 3881
- Call Number
- 02.4 C16 Pam
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Canada's mountain national parks : Banff, Jasper, Glacier, Kootenay, Mount Revelstoke, Waterton Lakes, Yoho
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19864
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1966
- Author
- Scharff, Robert
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Evergreen Press Limited
- Toronto : Musson Book Company
- Call Number
- 13.113 Sch1c Pam
- Author
- Scharff, Robert
- Responsibility
- by Robert Scharff, in association with the Natural and Historic Resources Branch, Dept. of Northern Affairs and Natural Resources
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Evergreen Press Limited
- Toronto : Musson Book Company
- Published Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- vii, 184 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 22 cm
- Subjects
- National parks
- Banff National Park
- Guide
- Jasper National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Mount Revelstoke National Park
- Waterton Lakes National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Abstract
- Pertains to a guide on Canada’s National Parks. This comprehensive guide offers readers a brief history of each Mountain National Park, as well as other useful information pertaining to risk reduction, camping, environmental preservation, wildlife preservation and sightseeing. Additionally, Robert Scharff includes information regarding activities that may be of interest to visitors such as cycling, canoeing, climbing, hiking, trail riding and more. Refers to Banff, Jasper, Glacier, Kootenay, Mount Revelstoke, Waterton Lakes and Yoho National Parks.
- Contents
- Chapter one - introduction to the mountain national parks (pg. 1)
- Chapter two - sightseeing in the parks (pg. 34)
- Chapter three - seeing the wilderness areas of the park (pg. 87)
- Chapter four - plant life in the parks (pg. 110)
- Chapter five - wildlife and birds in the parks (pg. 119)
- Chapter six - fishing in the parks (pg. 142)
- Chapter seven - winter in the parks (pg. 149)
- Chapter eight - accomodations and service in the parks (pg. 158)
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.113 Sch1c Pam
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Canada's wild glory
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6495
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1961
- Author
- Keller, W. Phillip
- Publisher
- London : Jarrolds
- Call Number
- 04 K28c
- Author
- Keller, W. Phillip
- Responsibility
- line drawings by Geraldine Locke
- Publisher
- London : Jarrolds
- Published Date
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 336p. : ill
- Subjects
- Birds
- Mammals
- National parks
- Accession Number
- 526
- Call Number
- 04 K28c
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The Canadian National Parks: Today and Tomorrow: Volume 1
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25107
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1968
- Author
- Nelson, J.G.
- Scace, R.C.
- Publisher
- [Place of publication not identified] : University of Calgary
- Call Number
- 13.112 Un1t Volume 1
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- Author
- Nelson, J.G.
- Scace, R.C.
- Responsibility
- J.G. Nelson
- R.C. Scace
- Publisher
- [Place of publication not identified] : University of Calgary
- Published Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 601p.
- Subjects
- National parks
- Research
- Conferences
- Abstract
- Parks & Recreation.; Proceedings of a Conference Organized by The National and Provincial Parks Association of Canada.; Studies in Land Use History and Landscape Change National Park Series No. 3.
- Contents
- Setting the Stage Uses of the National Parks Measuring the Value of National Parks
- Notes
- The University of Calgary - The National and Provincial Parks Association on Canada, October 9th - 15th, 1968, Calgary
- Accession Number
- 485
- Call Number
- 13.112 Un1t Volume 1
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Available online via Parks Canada History
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The Canadian National Parks: Today and Tomorrow: Volume 2
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25108
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1968
- Author
- Nelson, J.G.
- Scace, R.C.
- Publisher
- [Place of publication not identified] : University of Calgary
- Call Number
- 13.112 Un1t Volume 2
1 website
- Author
- Nelson, J.G.
- Scace, R.C.
- Responsibility
- J.G. Nelson
- R.C. Scace
- Publisher
- [Place of publication not identified] : University of Calgary
- Published Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 1027p.
- Subjects
- National parks
- Research
- Conferences
- Abstract
- Parks & Recreation.; Proceedings of a Conference Organized by The National and Provincial Parks Association of Canada.; Studies in Land Use History and Landscape Change National Park Series No. 3.
- Contents
- Other Alternatives : The Role and Planning of Provincial, State and Local Parks Recent Developments in the U.S. and Other Parts Around the World Concessions and Services Planning for the Future
- Notes
- The University of Calgary - The National and Provincial Parks Association on Canada, October 9th - 15th, 1968, Calgary
- Accession Number
- 485
- Call Number
- 13.112 Un1t Volume 2
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- Archives Library
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- Available online via Parks Canada History
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A climber's guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19847
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1930
- Author
- Palmer, Howard and J. Monroe Thorington
- Publisher
- [Philadelphia] American Alpine Club
- Edition
- second edition
- Call Number
- 01.4 P18a
- Responsibility
- Howard Palmer and J. Monroe Thorington
- Edition
- second edition
- Publisher
- [Philadelphia] American Alpine Club
- Published Date
- 1930
- Physical Description
- [244] pages
- Subjects
- American Alpine Club
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Canadian Rockies
- Guide
- Mountain guides
- Canada
- Mountaineering
- Abstract
- Pertains to a comprehensive climbing guide based on the mountains in the Canadian Rockies. The book was likely to be considered an invaluable resource for mountaineers based on the complexity and detail of the information provided. In detail, the guide offers insight into the approximate locations, elevation gains, climbing distances/time, and additional relevant information pertaining to climbing in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
- Contents
- Part one: international boundary to Kicking Horse pass
- Part two: Kicking Horse pass to Yellowhead pass
- Part three: Yellowhead pass to Jasper pass
- Accession Number
- 2019.48
- Call Number
- 01.4 P18a
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Coloured spectacles
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3532
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1938
- Author
- Niven, Frederick
- Publisher
- London : Collins
- Call Number
- 02 N64
- Author
- Niven, Frederick
- Publisher
- London : Collins
- Published Date
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 352p
- Subjects
- Canada
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- 02 N64
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The development of national park policy in Canada's mountain national parks, 1885-1930
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4655
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1969
- Author
- Van Kirk, Sylvia M
- Call Number
- 13.111 V32
- Author
- Van Kirk, Sylvia M
- Published Date
- 1969
- Subjects
- National parks
- Call Number
- 13.111 V32
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Edward W. D. Holway : a pioneer of the Canadian Alps
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19831
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1931
- Author
- Palmer, Howard
- Publisher
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press
- Call Number
- 01.4 Pa18e
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- Author
- Palmer, Howard
- Responsibility
- Howard Palmer
- Publisher
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press
- Published Date
- 1931
- Physical Description
- 81p. : ill., port., map
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Canada
- Selkirk Range
- Botany
- Abstract
- Mountaineers will find in this little volume the authentic account of the ascents in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks which made the name of E. W. D. Holway so well known to the climbing fraternity not many years ago. Readers who may never have seen a mountain will enjoy the book simply as the true tale of a remarkable man whogave up commercial pursuits to become a professor of botany and an explorer of little-known Alpine ranges. The book is composed largely of Mr. Holway’s intimate letters and diaries which tell his story with an engaging touch that continually makes light of the dangers, difficulties and hardships inseparable from pioneer work. The trials and tribulations of “backpacking” are graphically portrayed by the author. The book was designed to cover, as a part of a well-rounded biography, the mountaineering experiences of its subject. We think that the task has been well done and commend the work to the attention of readers interested in the Canadian Alps. Mr. Palmer’s book, with an introduction by the late Professor J. Arthur Harris, former head of the Department of Botany at the University of Minnesota, is enriched with illustrations of many of the peaks referred to in the text. It is very well printed and attractive in format. (From American Alpine Club)
- Contents
- Preface
- A pioneer of the Canadian Alps
- Earliest climbs
- The maturity of mountaineer
- The first expedition into the Cariboos
- Conclusion
- Supplementary letters
- List of ascents and explorations by Edward W.D. Holway
- Mountaineering papers by Edward W.D. Holway
- Notes
- Annotated by Ernest Feuz
- Accession Number
- 2019.43
- Call Number
- 01.4 Pa18e
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- Archives Library
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- Book review as per the American Alpine Club
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Foot-loose in the West : being an account of a journey to Colorado and California and other western states
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3579
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1932
- Author
- Finger, Charles J
- Publisher
- New York : William Morrow
- Call Number
- 02.3 F49f
- Author
- Finger, Charles J
- Responsibility
- with sketches by Helen Finger
- Publisher
- New York : William Morrow
- Published Date
- 1932
- Physical Description
- viii, 302p. : ill., maps
- Subjects
- Canada
- Notes
- Index
- Accession Number
- 22000
- Call Number
- 02.3 F49f
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Going places : a tour in North America
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3587
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1939
- Author
- Hood, Colin
- Publisher
- London : Collins
- Call Number
- 02.3 H76
- Author
- Hood, Colin
- Publisher
- London : Collins
- Published Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 304p. : ill
- Subjects
- Canada
- Jasper National Park
- Accession Number
- 19500
- Call Number
- 02.3 H76
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A guide to geology for visitors in Canada's national parks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19884
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1963
- Author
- Baird, David M.
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Roger Duhamel, Queen's Printer
- Call Number
- 13.115 B11a Pam
- Author
- Baird, David M.
- Responsibility
- David M. Baird
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Roger Duhamel, Queen's Printer
- Published Date
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 153 pages
- Subjects
- Geology
- Guide
- National parks
- Abstract
- Pertains to the geological information and processes that have occurred in order to yield the Canadian Rocky Mountains. In an effort to attract and inform visitors, author and scientist, David M. Baird, has opted to share the geological forces that have created the mountains we know today. Baird takes the reader through a comprehensive analysis of the forces needed to create the beauty of the terrain. He does so with the hopes of facilitating a much deeper appreciation for both the beauty, and natural processes needed to yield a mountain range as extensive as the Canadian Rockies.
- Contents
- Introduction (pg. 7)
- Rocks and the origin of the earth (pg. 15)
- Minerals (pg. 28)
- Erosion and sculpturing of the land (pg. 36)
- Wind as an agent of erosion (pg. 42)
- Underground water (pg. 48)
- Rivers (pg. 54)
- Oceans and shorelines (pg. 73)
- Glaciers (pg. 92)
- Islands (pg. 114)
- Lakes (pg. 117)
- Geological time (pg. 123)
- Earth's architecture (pg. 132)
- The formation of mountains (pg. 141)
- Economic geology (pg. 145)
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.115 B11a Pam
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Journal of a voyage on the north west coast of North America during the years 1811 [- 1814]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1034
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1969
- Author
- Franchere, Gabriel
- Publisher
- Toronto : Champlain Society
- Call Number
- F880 F73 1969
- Author
- Franchere, Gabriel
- Publisher
- Toronto : Champlain Society
- Published Date
- 1969
- Subjects
- Canada
- Call Number
- F880 F73 1969
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Look to the wilderness
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15293
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1960
- Author
- Burden, W. Douglas
- Publisher
- Toronto : Little, Brown and Company
- Call Number
- 04 B89l
- Author
- Burden, W. Douglas
- Publisher
- Toronto : Little, Brown and Company
- Published Date
- 1960
- Physical Description
- xiii, 251 pages, illustrations
- Accession Number
- 492
- Call Number
- 04 B89l
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Narrative of a voyage to the northwest coast of America in the years 1811 [- 1814]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1035
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1854
- Author
- Franchere, Gabriel
- Publisher
- New York : Redfield
- Call Number
- F880 F37 1854
- Author
- Franchere, Gabriel
- Publisher
- New York : Redfield
- Published Date
- 1854
- Subjects
- Canada
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- F880 F37 1854
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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National Parks of Canada : report of the commissioner : year ended March 31, 1929
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19990
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1930
- Author
- J.B. Harkin [commissioner]
- Publisher
- Ottawa : F. A. Acland [printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty]
- Call Number
- 13.116 In8n 1929
- Author
- J.B. Harkin [commissioner]
- Responsibility
- Department of the Interior and Canadian National Parks Branch
- Publisher
- Ottawa : F. A. Acland [printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty]
- Published Date
- 1930
- Physical Description
- 34 pages.
- Subjects
- Yoho National Park
- Waterton
- Kootenay National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Buffalo
- National parks
- Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountains Canada
- Abstract
- Pertains to the commissioner report of the Canadian National Parks for the year 1929. Published in 1930, the report was used to reflect on the events, successes and downfalls of the previous calendar year. The report discusses many of the National Parks including, but not limited to, Banff National Park, Yoho National Park, Kootenay National Park, Waterton Lake National Park and Jasper National Park. The publication covers topics relating to wildlife, revenue generated and other relevant information pertaining to the status of the National Parks. The report serves as a comprehensive guide to understanding the status and condition of the Canadian National Parks as they were in the early 20th century.
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 13.116 In8n 1929
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National Parks of Canada : report of the commissioner : year ended March 31, 1930
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19991
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1931
- Author
- J.B. Harkin [commissioner]
- Publisher
- Ottawa : F. A. Acland [printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty]
- Call Number
- 13.116 In8n 1930
- Author
- J.B. Harkin [commissioner]
- Responsibility
- Department of the Interior and Canadian National Parks Branch
- Publisher
- Ottawa : F. A. Acland [printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty]
- Published Date
- 1931
- Physical Description
- 36 pages.
- Subjects
- Yoho National Park
- Waterton
- Kootenay National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Buffalo
- National parks
- Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountains Canada
- Abstract
- Pertains to the commissioner report of the Canadian National Parks for the year 1930. Published in 1931, the report was used to reflect on the events, successes and downfalls of the previous calendar year. The report discusses many of the National Parks including, but not limited to, Banff National Park, Yoho National Park, Kootenay National Park, Waterton Lake National Park and Jasper National Park. The publication covers topics relating to wildlife, revenue generated and other relevant information pertaining to the status of the National Parks. The report serves as a comprehensive guide to understanding the status and condition of the Canadian National Parks as they were in the early 20th century.
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 13.116 In8n 1930
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