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Narrative of a voyage to the northwest coast of America in the years 1811 [- 1814]

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Medium: 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

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Canada

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: F880 F37 1854

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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A climber's guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada

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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

Author: Palmer, Howard and J. Monroe Thorington

Responsibility: Howard Palmer and J. Monroe Thorington

Edition: second edition

Publisher: [Philadelphia] American Alpine Club

Published Date: 1930

Physical Description: [244] pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

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

Collection: Archives Library

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Modern masters of etching : Levon, West

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1930

Author: West, Levon

Publisher: London : The Studio; New York : William Edwin Rudge

Call Number: NE2012 W4 M6

Author: West, Levon

Responsibility: introduction by Malcolm C. Salaman

Publisher: London : The Studio; New York : William Edwin Rudge

Published Date: 1930

Physical Description: [10]p., 12 plates

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Modern masters of etching ; no. 24

Subjects: Etchings; Mountains in art; Etchers

Accession Number: 3069

Call Number: NE2012 W4 M6

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Collection: Art Library

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Modern masters of ethcing : Robert Austin

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1930

Author: Austin, Robert

Publisher: London : The Studio; New York : William Edwin Rudge

Call Number: NE2043 A9 M6

Author: Austin, Robert

Responsibility: introduction by Malcolm C. Salaman

Publisher: London : The Studio; New York : William Edwin Rudge

Published Date: 1930

Physical Description: 9p., 12 plates

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Modern masters of etching ; no. 25

Subjects: Etchings; Etchers

Accession Number: 3069

Call Number: NE2043 A9 M6

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Collection: Art Library

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Edward W. D. Holway : a pioneer of the Canadian Alps

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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

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

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