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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
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Book review as per the American Alpine Club
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Dogs of the North
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24916
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1914
- Author
- Browne, Belmore
- Publisher
- Outing
- Call Number
- 02.3 B35d PAM
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- Author
- Browne, Belmore
- Responsibility
- Belmore Browne
- Publisher
- Outing
- Published Date
- 1914
- Subjects
- Dogs
- Dogsledding
- Travel
- Alaska
- Alaska, United States
- Browne, Belmore
- Authors
- Hunting
- Art
- Artists
- Abstract
- Pertains to the use of dogs for travel and moving freight in Alaska as observed by Belmore Browne during his travels - includes illustrations by Belmore Browne
- Notes
- In Outing, Vol. LXIII, No.6 , March 1914, pp. 643 - 658
- Accession Number
- 7889
- Call Number
- 02.3 B35d PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Article available online at via Hathi Trust and University of Michigan
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