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Castle in the wilderness : the story of the Banff Springs Hotel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24950
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Robinson, Bart
- Publisher
- Banff, AB : Summerthought Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Call Number
- 08.5 R55c
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- Author
- Robinson, Bart
- Responsibility
- Bart Robinson
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Banff, AB : Summerthought Publishing
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 160 p.; illus.
- Subjects
- Hotels
- History
- Travel
- Tourism
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company
- Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
- Abstract
- A Castle in the Wilderness: The Story of the Banff Springs Hotel is the definitive historical record of one of the world’s most famous mountain resorts. The story navigates the hotel’s early history from its construction by the Canadian Pacific Railway to the glittering era of the 1920s through to the changes of modern times. Local author and historian Bart Robinson has been exploring and writing about the Banff Springs Hotel since the 1970s. In A Castle in the Wilderness he combines a complete hotel history with rich anecdotes and snippets of the past that have enriched Banff and indeed Canada, from the hotel’s links to the construction of the transcontinental rail line to the visits of maharajahs and movie stars.How did such a gracious hotel come to be in the wilds of the Canadian Rockies? How much did it cost to build? Who designed it? Who selected its furnishings? Which famous visitors has it hosted? And why is now known as the Fairmont Banff Springs? These and many more questions are answered in the Castle in the Wilderness. (from publisher's website)
- Contents
- Introduction
- Origins of a Hotel
- Grand Designs
- Vistas and Vendettas
- Growing Pains
- Towers and Troubles
- Princes and Politicians
- Out of the Fire
- A Brief But Golden Moment
- Tribulations and Triumph
- A Second Century
- Into the New Millenium
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
- Credits
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- ISBN
- 9781926983356
- Accession Number
- 2019.89
- Call Number
- 08.5 R55c
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Link to publishers website where publication can been purchased
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Surveying the 120th meridian and the great divide : the Alberta/BC boundary survey, 1918-1924
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24952
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Sherwood, Jay
- Publisher
- Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press
- Call Number
- 08.3 Sh5s Volume 2
1 website
- Author
- Sherwood, Jay
- Responsibility
- Jay Sherwood
- Publisher
- Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 192 p. ; illus.
- Series
- Volume 2
- Subjects
- Surveyors
- Surveys and Mapping
- Surveys
- Great Divide Trail
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- British Columbia - Boundaries
- British Columbia - Surveys and Mapping
- Alberta - B.C. Boundary
- Alberta - Boundaries
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Cautley, Richard William
- History
- History of Alberta
- Abstract
- "Surveying the 120th Meridian and the Great Divide is the second book of a two-part series describing the initial Alberta/BC boundary survey undertaken between 1913-1924. Surveying the 120th Meridian focuses on the years 1918–1924, when the Alberta crew continued the survey of the 120th meridian while the BC crew split off to continue mapping the Great (Continental) Divide. The Alberta/BC boundary survey was a unique Canadian project that combined talented surveyors, high-tech surveying equipment, rugged crew members and Canadian wilderness. This is a story of adventure and danger: the crew climbed mountains and surveyed from the peaks of the Canadian Rockies; slogged through the muskeg north of the Peace River; occasionally crossed rivers at high water; and often worked in the rain, snow or cold. The boundary survey produced the first detailed maps of the terrain along the divide and the first pictures of the northern Canadian Rockies taken from an airplane. But the most important legacy of this project is the collection of approximately 5,000 photographs developed from high-quality glass plate negatives. These photographs provide full panoramas of the Rocky Mountain landscape as it looked over a century ago. Surveying the 120th Meridian and the Great Divide combines the best of these photographs, diary entries and government documents to recount the astonishing journey of the surveyors and their crew members as they explored Canada’s most dramatic landscape."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- The Surveyors
- Surveying Methods 1918-1924
- Completion of the Boundary Survey, 1950-1953
- Conclusion
- Geographical Names
- Survey Crews, 1918-1924
- Sources Consulted
- Index
- Notes
- Features visual and textual material from the A.O. Wheeler fonds M546 / V771
- ISBN
- 9780773860091
- Accession Number
- 2019.90
- Call Number
- 08.3 Sh5s Volume 2
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- Archives Library
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- Publisher's website
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The life of animals in Japanese art
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24998
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Singer, Robert T. (editor)
- Kawai, Masatomo (editor)
- Publisher
- Washington, District of Columbia : National Gallery of Art ; Tokyo, Japan : The Japan Foundation ; [Los Angeles, California] : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; Princeton, New Jersey : In association with Princeton University Press,
- Call Number
- 06.1 Si6t O.S.
1 website
- Responsibility
- Robert T. Singer
- Masatomo Kawai
- Publisher
- Washington, District of Columbia : National Gallery of Art ; Tokyo, Japan : The Japan Foundation ; [Los Angeles, California] : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; Princeton, New Jersey : In association with Princeton University Press,
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- xix, 323 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits
- Subjects
- Japan
- Japanese
- Exhibitions
- Art
- History
- Abstract
- A sweeping exploration of animals in Japanese art and culture across sixteen centuries. Few countries have devoted as much artistic energy to the depiction of animal life as Japan. Drawing upon the country's unique spiritual heritage, rich literary traditions, and currents in popular culture, Japanese artists have long expressed admiration for animals in sculpture, painting, lacquerwork, ceramics, metalwork, textiles, and woodblock prints. Real and fantastic creatures are meticulously and beautifully rendered, often with humor and whimsy. This beautiful book celebrates this diverse range of work, from ancient fifth-century clay sculpture to contemporary pieces. The catalog is organized into themes, including the twelve animals of the Japanese zodiac; animals in Shinto and Buddhism; animals and samurai; land animals, winged creatures, and creatures of the river and sea; and animals in works of humor and parody. Exhibition: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA (05.05.-28.07.2019) / Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA (08.09.-08.12.2019).
- Contents
- Prefaces / Robert T. Singer, Kawai Masatomo -- A place for animals in Japanese letters : beasts and beasties - pests, partners, and pets / Tom Hare -- Cultivating compassion and accruing merit : animal release rites during the Edo period / Barbara R. Ambros -- All creatures great and small : Tokugawa Japan and its animals / Federico Marcon -- Plates -- Checklist of works exhibited in Los Angeles.
- Notes
- Published on the occasion of the exhibition "The Life of Animals in Japanese Art" held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., May 5-July 28, 2019, and the exhibition "Every Living Thing: Animals in Japanese Art" held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, September 8-December 8, 2019.
- ISBN
- 9780691191164
- Accession Number
- P2019-32
- Call Number
- 06.1 Si6t O.S.
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Website of exhibition at National Gallery of Art
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Nature on the page : the print and manuscript culture of Victorian natural history
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25230
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Zytaruk, Maria
- Publisher
- Toronto : The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto
- Call Number
- 04 Z1n
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- Author
- Zytaruk, Maria
- Responsibility
- Maria Zytaruk
- Publisher
- Toronto : The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 158 pages : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Subjects
- Botany
- Birds
- Art
- History
- Exhibition catalogue
- Exhibitions
- Abstract
- This is the catalogue to an exhibition that will showcase both the collecting and manuscript practices of Victorian naturalists and how books, in some instances, encased the specimens themselves. A special focus here is women practitioners of natural history--as authors of and contributors to published works, and as artists and collectors (From publisher's website)
- Contents
- Foreward
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Plans and the matter of the Victorian book
- Chapter 2: Paper birds
- Chapter 3: Containing nature
- Chapter 4: Women in the world of Victorian botany
- Chapter 5: Orchids for the few
- Epilogue
- Appendix: List of itmes in the exhibition
- ISBN
- 9780772761262
- Accession Number
- 2021.07
- Call Number
- 04 Z1n
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- Archives Library
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- Publishers website
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They call me George : the untold story of black train porters and the birth of modern Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25243
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Foster, Cecil
- Publisher
- Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis
- Edition
- First, revised
- Call Number
- 08.1 F81t
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- Author
- Foster, Cecil
- Responsibility
- Cecil Foster
- Edition
- First, revised
- Publisher
- Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 296 pages
- Abstract
- Smartly dressed and smiling, Canada’s black train porters were a familiar sight to the average passenger—yet their minority status rendered them politically invisible, second-class in the social imagination that determined who was and who was not considered Canadian. Subjected to grueling shifts and unreasonable standards—a passenger missing his stop was a dismissible offense—the so-called Pullmen of the country’s rail lines were denied secure positions and prohibited from bringing their families to Canada, and it was their struggle against the racist Dominion that laid the groundwork for the multicultural nation we know today. Drawing on the experiences of these influential black Canadians, Cecil Foster’s They Call Me George demonstrates the power of individuals and minority groups in the fight for social justice and shows how a country can change for the better. (From publisher's website)
- ISBN
- 9781771962612
- Accession Number
- P2020.7
- Call Number
- 08.1 F81t
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- Archives Library
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This place : 150 years retold
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25258
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Elliott, Alicia
- Akiwensie-Damm, Kateri
- Assu, Sonny
- Mitchell, Brandon
- Qitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel
- Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sean
- Robertson, David A.
- Sinclair, Niigaanwewidam James
- Storm, Jen
- Van Camp, Richard
- Vermette, Katherena
- Vowel, Chelsea
- Audibert, Tara
- Charles, Kyle
- Chomichuk, GMB
- Donovan, Natasha
- Ford, Scott A.
- Henderson, Scott B.
- Howe, Ryan
- Lodwick, Andrew
- Yaciuk, Donovan
- Publisher
- [Winnipeg, Manitoba] : HighWater Press
- Call Number
- 05.2 E1t
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- Author
- Elliott, Alicia
- Akiwensie-Damm, Kateri
- Assu, Sonny
- Mitchell, Brandon
- Qitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel
- Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sean
- Robertson, David A.
- Sinclair, Niigaanwewidam James
- Storm, Jen
- Van Camp, Richard
- Vermette, Katherena
- Vowel, Chelsea
- Audibert, Tara
- Charles, Kyle
- Chomichuk, GMB
- Donovan, Natasha
- Ford, Scott A.
- Henderson, Scott B.
- Howe, Ryan
- Lodwick, Andrew
- Yaciuk, Donovan
- Responsibility
- Alicia Elliott (forward)
- Kateri Akiwensie-Damm (author)
- Sonny Assu (author)
- Brandon Mitchell (author)
- Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley (author)
- Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley (author)
- David A. Robertson (author)
- Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair (author)
- Jen Storm (author) (artist)
- Richard Van Camp (author)
- Katherena Vermette (author)
- Chelsea Vowel (author)
- Tara Audibert (artist)
- Kyle Charles (artist)
- GMB Chomichuk (artist)
- Natasha Donovan (artist)
- Scott A. Ford (artist)
- Scott B. Henderson (artist)
- Ryan Howe (artist)
- Andrew Lodwick (artist)
- Donovan Yaciuk (artist)
- Publisher
- [Winnipeg, Manitoba] : HighWater Press
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- vi, 287 pages : chiefly color illustrations
- Subjects
- First Nations
- Graphic art
- History
- History-Canada
- Fiction
- Abstract
- Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in this groundbreaking graphic novel anthology. Beautifully illustrated, these stories are an emotional and enlightening journey through Indigenous wonderworks, psychic battles, and time travel. See how Indigenous peoples have survived a post-apocalyptic world since Contact. (from publisher's website)
- Contents
- Annie of Red River / Katherena Vermette ; illustration, Scott B. Henderson ; colours, Donovan Yaciuk -- Tilted ground / Sonny Assu ; illustration, Kyle Charles ; colours, Scott A. Ford -- Red clouds / Jen Storm ; illustration and colours, Natasha Donovan -- Peggy / David A. Robertson ; illustration and colours, Natasha Donovan -- Rosie / Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley ; illustration and colours, GMB Chomichuk -- Nimkii / Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm ; illustration, Ryan Howe and Jen Storm ; colours, Donovan Yaciuk -- Like a razor slash / Richard Van Camp ; illustration, Scott B. Henderson ; colours, Scott A. Ford -- Migwite'tmeg : we remember it / Brandon Mitchell ; illustration, Tara Audibert ; colours, Donovan Yaciuk -- Warrior nation / Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair ; illustration and colours, Andrew Lodwick -- kitaskinaw 2350 / Chelsea Vowel ; illustration, Tara Audibert ; colours, Donovan Yaciuk.
- ISBN
- 9781553797586
- Accession Number
- P2020.08
- Call Number
- 05.2 E1t
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Blanket toss under midnight sun : portraits of everyday life in eight Indigenous communities
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25259
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Seesequasis, Paul
- Publisher
- [Toronto] : Alfred A. Knopf Canada
- Call Number
- 06.4 Se1b
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- Author
- Seesequasis, Paul
- Responsibility
- Paul Seesequasis
- Publisher
- [Toronto] : Alfred A. Knopf Canada
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 179 pages : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Subjects
- First Nations
- History
- History-Canada
- Photography
- Abstract
- A revelatory portrait of eight Indigenous communities from across North America, shown through never-before-published archival photographs--a gorgeous extension of Paul Seesequasis's popular social media project. In 2015, writer and journalist Paul Seesequasis found himself grappling with the devastating findings of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission report on the residential school system. He sought understanding and inspiration in the stories of his mother, herself a residential school survivor. Gradually, Paul realized that another, mostly untold history existed alongside the official one: that of how Indigenous peoples and communities had held together during even the most difficult times. He embarked on a social media project to collect archival photos capturing everyday life in First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities from the 1920s through the 1970s. As he scoured archives and libraries, Paul uncovered a trove of candid images and began to post these on social media, where they sparked an extraordinary reaction. Friends and relatives of the individuals in the photographs commented online, and through this dialogue, rich histories came to light for the first time. Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun collects some of the most arresting images and stories from Paul's project. While many of the photographs live in public archives, most have never been shown to the people in the communities they represent. As such, Blanket Toss is not only an invaluable historical record, it is a meaningful act of reclamation, showing the ongoing resilience of Indigenous communities, past, present--and future. (from publisher's website)
- Contents
- Introduction -- Cape Dorset (Kinngait) -- Nunavik -- James Bay -- Hudson Bay Watershed -- Saskatchewan -- Montana and Alberta -- Northwest Territories -- Yukon Territory -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- Endnotes -- Photo credits.
- ISBN
- 9781553797586
- Accession Number
- P2020.08
- Call Number
- 06.4 Se1b
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Law's indigenous ethics
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25268
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Borrow, John
- Publisher
- Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press,
- Call Number
- 07.2 B63l
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- Author
- Borrow, John
- Responsibility
- John Borrow
- Publisher
- Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press,
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- viii, 381 pages
- Subjects
- First Nations
- History
- Treaties
- Education
- Politics
- Abstract
- Law's Indigenous Ethics examines the revitalization of Indigenous peoples' relationship to their own laws and, in so doing, attempts to enrich Canadian constitutional law more generally. Organized around the seven Anishinaabe grandmother and grandfather teachings of love, truth, bravery, humility, wisdom, honesty, and respect, this book explores ethics in relation to Aboriginal issues including title, treaties, legal education, and residential schools. With characteristic depth and sensitivity, John Borrows brings insights drawn from philosophy, law, and political science to bear on some of the most pressing issues that arise in contemplating the interaction between Canadian state law and Indigenous legal traditions. In the course of a wide-ranging but accessible inquiry, he discusses such topics as Indigenous agency, self-determination, legal pluralism, and power. In its use of Anishinaabe stories and methodologies drawn from the emerging field of Indigenous studies, Law's Indigenous Ethics makes a significant contribution to scholarly debate and is an essential resource for readers seeking a deeper understanding of Indigenous rights, societies, and cultures. (from publisher's website)
- Contents
- Introduction -- Nitam-Miigiwewin : Zaagi'idiwin (gift one : love) ; Love : law and land in Canada's indigenous constitution -- Niizho-Miigiwewin : Debwewin (gift two : truth) ; Truth : origin stories, metaphysics, and law -- Niso-miigiwewin : Zoongide'iwin (gift three : bravery) ; Bravery : challenging the durability of terra nullius : Tshilhqot'in v British Columbia -- Niiyo-Miigiwewin : Dabaadendizowin (gift four : humility) ; Humility : entanglement, aboriginal title, and "private" property -- Naano-Miigiwewin : Nibwaakaawin (gift five : wisdom) ; Wisdom : outsider education, indigenous law, and land -- Ningodwaaso-Miigiwewin : Gwayakwaadiziwin (gift six : honesty) ; Honesty : legal education and heroes, tricksters, monsters, and caretakers -- Niizhwaaso-Miigewewin : Manaaji'idiwin (gift seven : respect) ; Respect : residential schools, responsibilities for past harms -- Conclusion: Nookomis's reconstitution.
- ISBN
- 9781487523558
- Accession Number
- P2020.08
- Call Number
- 07.2 B63l
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Hangdog days : conflict, change, and the race for 5.14
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25038
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Smoot, Jeff
- Publisher
- Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
- Call Number
- G513 H35 S66
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- Author
- Smoot, Jeff
- Publisher
- Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 302 pages : illustrations
- Subjects
- Rock climbing
- History
- Abstract
- Hangdog Days vividly chronicles the era when rock climbing exploded in popularity, attracting a new generation of talented climbers eager to reach new heights via harder routes and faster ascents. This contentious, often entertaining period gave rise to sport climbing, climbing gyms, and competitive climbing--indelibly transforming the sport. Jeff Smoot was one of those brash young climbers, and here he traces the development of traditional climbing "rules," enforced first through peer pressure, then later through intimidation and sabotage. In the late '70s, several climbers began introducing new tactics including "hangdogging," hanging on gear to practice moves, that the old guard considered cheating. As more climbers broke ranks with traditional style, the new gymnastic approach pushed the limits of climbing from 5.12 to 5.13. When French climber Jean-Baptiste Tribout ascended To Bolt or Not to Be, 5.14a, at Smith Rock in 1986, he cracked a barrier many people had considered impenetrable. In his lively, fast-paced history enriched with insightful firsthand experience, Smoot focuses on the climbing achievements of three of the era's superstars: John Bachar, Todd Skinner, and Alan Watts, while not neglecting the likes of Ray Jardine, Lynn Hill, Mark Hudon, Tony Yaniro, and Peter Croft. He deftly brings to life the characters and events of this raucous, revolutionary time in rock climbing, exploring, as he says, "what happened and why it mattered, not only to me but to the people involved and those who have followed" (from Mountaineers Books website)
- Contents
- Part One. The hangdog days -- Part Two. If not now, when? -- Part Three. The renegade -- Part Four. The godforsaken rock -- Part Five. That accursed crack -- Part Six. Churning in the wake.
- Notes
- Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019 finalist for Mountain Literature
- ISBN
- 9781680512328
- Accession Number
- AC639
- Call Number
- G513 H35 S66
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- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Paul Preuss, lord of the abyss : life and death at the birth of free-climbing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25054
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Smart, David
- Publisher
- Toronto : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- G513 P38 S63
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- Author
- Smart, David
- Publisher
- Toronto : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 248 pages : illus.
- Subjects
- Rock climbing
- History
- Biography
- Abstract
- In the months before his death in 1913, from falling more than 300 metres during an attempt to make the first free solo ascent of the North Ridge of the Mandlkogel, Paul Preuss’s public presentations on his climbing adventures filled concert halls in Austria, Italy, and Germany. George Mallory, the famed English mountaineer who died on Mount Everest in 1924, said “no one will ever equal Preuss.“ Reinhold Messner, the first climber to ascend all fourteen 8000 metre peaks, was so impressed by the young Austrian’s achievements that he built a mountaineering museum around Preuss’s piton hammer, wrote two books (in German) about him and instituted a foundation in Preuss’s name. Alex Honnold, the first and only person to free solo El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, has thought about Preuss’ untimely and surprising death and imagined it to have likely been “the worst four seconds” of Preuss’ life. Although he died at only 27 years old, modern climbing may never have developed the ethical, existential core that it has today if not for Preuss’s bold style. Even the most trenchant traditionalists remain unsure about whether to add him to their pantheon or dismiss him as at worst a lunatic or at best an indelicate subject better left ignored. Smart’s biography is the first English language volume to be published and is certain to bring the remarkable story of Paul Preuss to a whole new generation of climbers. (from Rocky Mountain Books website)
- Contents
- Introduction : Paul Preuss
- The boy who loved flowers and mountains
- The student mountaineer : Vienna, 1907-1910
- Schneid : Planspitze, Matterhorn, 1908
- Jesus of the Dorotheergasse, 1909
- Dolomites : the Devil's Lair, Summer 1910
- In Munich, the city of climbers
- Allein : five days that changed climbing, summer 1911
- A crazy notion : the great dispute, 1911-12
- Doctor Preuss presents
- Life as a trifle : the Kaisergebirge, Northern Limestone and the Western Alps, 1912-13
- Valhalla : Mandlkogel North Face, October 1913
- The sleeper of Altaussee
- Acknowledgements
- Selected bibliography
- Notes
- Index
- Notes
- Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019 shortlist for Mountain Literature
- ISBN
- 9781771603232
- Accession Number
- AC639
- Call Number
- G513 P38 S63
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- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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- Summary on Rocky Mountain Books website
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Glacier National Park and Rogers Pass National Historic Site : heritage ciewscape recording and analysis 2016-2017
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19773
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- October 2018
- Author
- Heritage Conservation Directorate : Public Services and Procurement Canada and Parks Canada Agency
- Publisher
- Parks Canada
- Call Number
- 13.117 He34g
- Author
- Heritage Conservation Directorate : Public Services and Procurement Canada and Parks Canada Agency
- Publisher
- Parks Canada
- Published Date
- October 2018
- Abstract
- "Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) (Heritage Conservation Studies, Architecture and Engineering Services) was requested by Claire Sieber (Cultural Resource Management Advisor for Parks Canada's Mount Revelstoke and Glacier Field Unit) to provide recording services of eastbound and westbound viewscapes in Glacier National Park, including Rogers Pass National Historic Site (RPNHS) in British Columbia. This request stems from an analysis made by the Mount Revelstoke and Glacier Field Unit in conjunction with Parks Canada's Indigenous Affairs and Cultural Heritage Directorate to identify the values of this cultural landscape and its character-defining elements and subsequently document them. This is a mitigation measure assocated with constriction on the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH)." - Project Description
- Contents
- Project description
- A history of Rogers Pass Viewscapes on the Trans-Canada Highway Glacier National Park
- Heritage Values and Character-Defining Elements
- Viewscapes
- Photographic record
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
- Appendix E
- Accession Number
- 2019.17
- Call Number
- 13.117 He34g
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Eagle Valley - our legacy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25283
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- May 2018
- Author
- Macklin, Anne
- McCullough, Douglas
- Henry, Lynne
- Souster, Bill
- Greif, Frank
- Publisher
- Cochrane, AB : Satellite Printing Ltd.
- Call Number
- 08.2 E1e
1 website
- Responsibility
- The Eagle Valley Working Group
- Anne Macklin
- Douglas McCullough
- Lynne Henry
- Bill Souster
- Frank Greif
- Publisher
- Cochrane, AB : Satellite Printing Ltd.
- Published Date
- May 2018
- Physical Description
- 7 sections ; illustrations (some colour), colour maps
- Abstract
- In August 2016, a group of about 40 residents as well as a couple of county councillors met at the Eagle Valley Community Hall to discuss the process of creating a new area structure plan under the oversight of a steering committee. The result of that meeting was a consensus to create a working group to provide the county with input as well as to help officials “understand who we are as a community, the commitment that we have to the land we live on, and our heritage, cultural and social resources that are in the community,”.Five volunteers — Anne Macklin, Lynne Henry, Douglas McCullough, Bill Souster and Greif — formed the Eagle Valley Working Group, which is not affiliated with any recognized societies already in the region. Over the following six months, a questionnaire was formulated to glean information from the community’s residents. A summary of the survey’s results was then discussed during a meeting held at the Sundre Petroleum Operators Group’s office this past January. When the process started, a number of important stakeholders in terms of working relationships were identified, such as the oil and gas industry, social services including Greenwood Neighbourhood Place as well as the Town of Sundre. So following January’s meeting, the working group was tasked with preparing the legacy document. Included within its pages is information about Eagle Valley’s climate, oil and gas sector, geology, as well as infrastructure issues such as roads, wastewater, water, parks and recreation. A copy of the book, is available for sale at the Sundre Municipal Library. (Summarized from Mountainview Today article - website)
- Contents
- Reader's guide
- Introduction and background
- Pride of ownership
- Sense of values
- Environmental harmony
- Stewardship of resources
- Property protection and personal security
- Legislative and management framework
- Appendices
- Accession Number
- P2020.07
- Call Number
- 08.2 E1e
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Article with further information
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Thumbing a ride : hitchhikers, hostels, and counterculture in Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24955
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- Mahood, Linda
- Publisher
- Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press
- Call Number
- 02.4 M11th
1 website
- Author
- Mahood, Linda
- Responsibility
- Linda Mahood
- Publisher
- Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- Description:xii, 331 pages : illustrations, portraits
- Abstract
- In the 1920s, as a national network of roads and youth hostels spread across Canada, so did the practice of hitchhiking. By the 1960s, the Trans-Canada Highway had become the main thoroughfare for thousands of young baby boomers seeking adventure. Thumbing a Ride examines the rise and fall of hitchhiking in the 1970s, drawing on records from the time. The Trudeau Liberals responded to youth unemployment by subsidizing a network of hostels to make travel an educational adventure, and many equated hitching and hostelling with the freedom to do their own thing. At the same time, a counter-narrative emerged, of girls gone missing and other dangers. Town councillors, community groups, and motorists called for a nationwide clampdown on a transient youth movement that they believed was spreading hippie sensibilities and anti-establishment nomadism. Hitchhiking is a ritual that requires trust, boundary negotiation, and control. Neither the identity of the hitchhiker nor the motives of the motorist can be determined in advance. Linda Mahood unearths good and bad stories and key biographical moments that formed young travellers’ understandings of personal risk, agency, and national identity. Thumbing a Ride asks new questions about hitchhiking as a rite of passage, and about adult interventions that turned a subculture into a pressing moral and social issue. This book will appeal to students and scholars of history, sociology, and social policy. It will also find an appreciative audience among baby boomers who recall the transient youth movement. (from publisher's website)
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Get your Motor Running: Risk, Ritual, and Rite of Passage Travel
- Thumb Wars: Adventure Hitchhiking
- Rucksack Revolution: Quest in the Age of Aquarius
- Cool Aid: The Transient Youth Movement
- Crash Pads: Blue-Jean Bureaucrats versus the Canadian Youth Hostels Association
- Head Out on the Highway: Stories from the Trans-Canada Highway
- Car Sick: Hitchhiking Dos and Don'ts
- Conclusion: The Vanishing Hitchhiker Eulogy
- Notes
- Index
- ISBN
- 978077483733
- Accession Number
- P2019-30
- Call Number
- 02.4 M11th
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Publisher's website
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Alberta-NWT Command Legion Military Service Recognition Book Volume X 2018
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25092
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- The Royal Canadian Legion Alberta-NWT Command
- Publisher
- Calgary : The Royal Canadian Legion Alberta-NWT Command
- Call Number
- 08.1 R11 m PAM
1 website
- Publisher
- Calgary : The Royal Canadian Legion Alberta-NWT Command
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 352 pages ; illus.
- Series
- Volume X
- Subjects
- World War I
- World War II
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1939-1945
- World Wars
- History
- History of Alberta
- Abstract
- Includes alphabetical list of veterans in Alberta and NorthWest Territories, some with photographs
- Contents
- Messages Legion Information Articles of Interest Veterans Advertiser’s Index Submission Requirements Veteran Submission Form
- Accession Number
- TBD
- Call Number
- 08.1 R11 m PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Available online via the The Royal Canadian Legion Alberta-NWT Command website
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100th anniversary of the formation of The Rocky Mountains Park Branch of the Great War Veterans’ Association - The Banff Legion - Saturday March 31, 2018
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25093
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- The Banff Legion
- Publisher
- The Banff Legion
- Call Number
- 08.3 B22o PAM
- Author
- The Banff Legion
- Responsibility
- The Banff Legion
- Publisher
- The Banff Legion
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 14 pages ; photographs
- Subjects
- History
- History of Alberta
- Canada
- World War I
- World War II
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1939-1945
- World Wars
- Banff
- Banff (residents)
- Abstract
- Pertains to the history of the Banff Legion, celebrating 100 years of the Great War Veterans’ Association
- Accession Number
- TBD
- Call Number
- 08.3 B22o PAM
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- Archives Library
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My heroes have always been Indians : a century of great Indigenous Albertans
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25267
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- Voyageur, Cora J.
- Publisher
- Edmonton, Alberta : Brush Education Inc.
- Call Number
- 07.2 V85m
1 website
- Author
- Voyageur, Cora J.
- Responsibility
- Cora J. Voyageur
- Publisher
- Edmonton, Alberta : Brush Education Inc.
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 226 pages
- Subjects
- Anthropology
- First Nations
- History
- Biography
- Alberta
- Abstract
- In a series of inspirational profiles, Cora Voyageur celebrates the achievements of 100 remarkable Indigenous Albertans in the fields of art, literature, business, politics, sports, education, human rights and more. From world-renowned architect Douglas Cardinal, whose iconic designs are seen from Edmonton to Washington, DC, to Nellie Carlson, a tireless activist whose work has advanced the rights of Indigenous women, the contributions of Indigenous Peoples have greatly enriched the social, cultural and economic fabric of Alberta. An introduction provides a brief history of Indigenous Peoples in Alberta, including an explanation of the Numbered Treaties. (from publisher's website)
- ISBN
- 9781550597547
- Accession Number
- P2020.08
- Call Number
- 07.2 V85m
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Publisher's website
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Vancouver, BC : Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, University of British Columbia
- Call Number
- 00 T63m
- Responsibility
- Edited by Philippe Tortell, Mark Turin, Margot Young
- Publisher
- Vancouver, BC : Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, University of British Columbia
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 256 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Subjects
- Memory
- History
- culture
- Pyschology
- Abstract
- This book examines the character and relevance of remembrance, inviting readers to think creatively and deeply about the ways that memories are transmitted, recorded, and distorted through time and space. Ranging from molecular genetics and astrophysics to law and Indigenous oral histories, the essays draw from a diverse group of contributors to capture different perspectives on memory. Reflecting upon memory in engaging and unexpected ways, this collection offers an interdisciplinary roadmap for exploring how, why, and when we remember. -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Healing through culture -- Ecological amnesia -- Climate tales -- Making ruins -- Timothy Findley's the wars -- Echoes across generations -- Reconciliation pole -- First light -- Corroboration -- Ships at sea -- Constructed futures -- Artistic silhouettes -- Material past -- Critical periods and early experience -- Releasing trauma -- A fishy story -- Reconstructing the past -- Documents of dissent -- Anthems -- In defence of forgetting -- Monuments in stone and colour -- Microcosmos -- Time, oral tradition, and technology -- Global 1918 -- Reweaving the past -- The digital shoebox -- Indigenous storytelling -- Self, lost and found.
- ISBN
- 9781775276609
- Accession Number
- P2023.11
- Call Number
- 00 T63m
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Bert Riggall's greater Waterton : a conservation legacy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19776
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- Towe, Beth (editor)
- Publisher
- Markham, ON : Fifth House
- Call Number
- 13.117 To65b
1 website
- Author
- Towe, Beth (editor)
- Responsibility
- edited by Beth Towe
- Publisher
- Markham, ON : Fifth House
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- xi, 312 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
- Abstract
- The publication is an anthology from writers including award winners Sid Marty and Fred Stenson and contributors including Harvey Locke, Charlie Russell, Chris Morrison, Bruce Morrison, Dave Sheppard and Larry Simpson amongst others. All share their insights into this inspiring story. Riggall’s original black-and-white photographs, hand drawn maps and early letters illustrate the manuscript. (from bertriggall.ca)
- Contents
- Introduction - Fred Stenson
- Bert Riggall : A biography - Fred Stenson
- Mistakis : The backbone of the earth - Sid Marty
- The place Waterton : The Early Days - Chris Morrison
- Horses in the high country : Wendy Ryan
- The next generation : Bert Riggall and the Russells - Bruce Morrison
- Doris Burton : focus on "Babe" - Suzanne Lorinczi
- A Sense of Place : Bert Riggall's Photography - Brittany Watson
- Bert's Cameras - Don Bourdon
- A grandson's perspective - Charlie Russell
- Hawk's nest : a conservation legacy - Beth Towe
- The Waterton front : nature conservancy in Canada - Larry Simpson
- The Waterton biosphere reserve : an overview from the board
- The Castle Parks - Dave Sheppard
- A blank spot on the map : the Flathead Valley of British Columbia - Harvey Locke
- God's breath - Kevin Van Tighem
- The 2017 Kenow fire
- Sources and endnotes
- About the authors
- Acknowledgements
- ISBN
- 978-1-927083-51-2
- Accession Number
- 2019.21
- Call Number
- 13.117 To65b
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- Archives Library
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Lorenzo Grassi in ' Merica. Un umile eroe falmentino in Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19777
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- Costa, Elio and Gabriele Scardellato
- Publisher
- Verbania, Italy : Tarara' Edizioni Associazione Culturale
- Call Number
- 01 Co81l
- Responsibility
- Elio Costa and Gabriele Scardellato
- Publisher
- Verbania, Italy : Tarara' Edizioni Associazione Culturale
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 167 pages : illustrations
- Subjects
- Biography
- Mountaineering
- History
- Canada
- Italy
- Rocky Mountains
- Abstract
- Italian edition of "Lawrence Grassi : from Piedmont to the Rocky Mountains"
- Contents
- Nota Introduttiva
- Prefazione
- Premessa
- Gli Inizi : Falmenta, La Val Cannobina, E L'Emigrazione
- Caro Figlio Scrivimi : Quelli Lasciati Alle Spalle E Vita Nel North Shore
- Lawrence Grassi Sulle Montagne
- Il Tracciatore di Sentieri
- Epilogo : Simbolo e Leggenda Delle Montagne Rocciose Canadesi
- Alcune Lettere da Falmenta
- Ringraziamenti
- ISBN
- 978-88-97795-35-3
- Accession Number
- 2019.22
- Call Number
- 01 Co81l
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- Archives Library
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The book of lists : revised and updated and even more Canadian
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19778
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- Basen, Ira (editor), Jane Farrow (editor), David Wallenchinsky (editor), Amy Wallace (editor)
- Publisher
- Canada : Penguin Random House, Knopf Canada
- Call Number
- 08.1 Ba29t
- Author
- Basen, Ira (editor), Jane Farrow (editor), David Wallenchinsky (editor), Amy Wallace (editor)
- Responsibility
- edited by Ira Basen, Jane Farrow, David Wallenchinksy, Amy Wallace
- Publisher
- Canada : Penguin Random House, Knopf Canada
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 482 pages
- Abstract
- Pertains to Wilf Carter and his time with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Lawren Harris's paintings and their prices sold at auction, "Grub List" by Bert and Dora Riggall dated 1917
- Contents
- Introduction and Acknowledgements
- People
- The Screen
- The Arts
- Music
- Food and Health
- Animals
- Work and Money
- Sex, Love and Marriage
- Crime and Justice
- Politics and World Affairs
- Places
- Literature and Words
- Sports
- Death
- Miscellaneous
- Credits
- Index
- ISBN
- 978-0-7352-7306-1
- Accession Number
- 2019.23
- Call Number
- 08.1 Ba29t
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