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Abstract: Introduction July 2020 by Don Gaynor: This album began as a collection of all the Lake O'Hara Lodge annual staff photographs since 1987 when Tim Wake asked me to do them for display in the stairwell to the second floor in the Lodge. I added the group photographs taken of the two reunions I attended and recently scanned all the other staff photos displayed on the stairway walls for the last part of this book

Contents: Photographs from 1987 to 2019 of the Lake O'Hara Lodge staff taken by Don Gaynor except 2014

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Abstract: Excerpt from Introduction by Don Gaynor, September 2020: This book is a collection of my favourite photographs taken in the Lake O'Hara area since my first visit in 1979. They are presented in mostly chronological order and represent memories of wonderful hikes, the Lodge, and the many friendships made there. Each photo was an attempt to record a memorable experience

Notes: Includes scenic area photographs, staff group portraits, blueprint of lodge and interior shots of lodge

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Publisher: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press

Publisher: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press

Physical Description: viii, 337 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

Abstract: By the summer of 1917, Canadian troops had captured Vimy Ridge, but Allied offensives had stalled across many fronts of the Great War. To help break the stalemate of trench warfare, the Canadian Corps commander, Lieutenant-General Arthur Currie, was tasked with capturing Hill 70, a German stronghold near the French town of Lens. After securing the hill on 15 August, Canadian soldiers endured days of shelling, machine-gun fire, and poison gas as they repelled relentless enemy counterattacks. Through Their Eyes depicts this remarkable but costly victory in a unique way. With full-colour graphic artwork and detailed illustration, Matthew Barrett and Robert Engen picture the battle from different perspectives -Currie's strategic view at high command, a junior officer's experience at the platoon level, and the vantage points of many lesser-known Canadian soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice. This innovative graphic history invites readers to reimagine the First World War through the eyes of those who lived it and to think more deeply about how we visualize and remember the past. Combining outstanding original art and thought-provoking commentary, Through Their Eyes uncovers the fascinating stories behind this battle while creatively expanding the ways that history is shared and represented.-- Provided by publisher.

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