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The Cave and Basin : Banff's hot springs and the birth of Canada's national parks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25251
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Hart, E.J. (Ted)
- Publisher
- Banff, AB : Summerthought Publishing
- Call Number
- 08.3 H11c
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- Author
- Hart, E.J. (Ted)
- Responsibility
- Ted (E.J.) Hart
- Publisher
- Banff, AB : Summerthought Publishing
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 91 pages
- Abstract
- THE CAVE AND BASIN by Ted Hart is the story of mineral springs in Banff National Park that were instrumental to the growth of Banff and formed the nucleus of Canada’s national park system. Authored by renowned historian E.J. (Ted) Hart, Cave and Basin offers background on what is now protected as a national historic site, exploring the story of its discovery and the lives of those involved in its development as a world-famous attraction. It describes these unique and fascinating hot springs and how they became the catalyst for important developments in Canadian history and culture. The book details the story of the springs’ first discovery, their critical place in a government decision to create a reserve to protect them for public use and their development into a tourist location where generations of Canadians and those from around the world came to enjoy their soothing balm. In the process, the springs, and the Cave and Basin particularly, became the epicentre for both the creation and the commemoration of Canada’s national parks. (From publisher's website)
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Sacred waters of the mountains
- Chapter 2 - Like some fantastic dream
- Chapter 3 - The hot springs investigation
- Chapter 4 - Recuperate the patients and recoup the treasury
- Chapter 5 - As near perfetion as it is possible to make
- Chapter 6 - Walter Painter's wonder
- Chapter 7 - Different guises
- Chapter 8 - Recent times
- Index
- Photo credits
- About the author
- ISBN
- 9781926983271
- Accession Number
- P2020.07
- Call Number
- 08.3 H11c
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Publisher's website
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North of America : Canadians and the American century, 1945-60
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26238
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press
- Call Number
- 08.1 M19n
- Responsibility
- Edited by Asa McKercher and Michael D. Stevenson
- Publisher
- Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press
- Published Date
- 2023
- Physical Description
- xii, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Abstract
- In 1941, influential publishing magnate Henry Luce wrote a stirring essay on American global power, declaring that the world was in the midst of the first great American century. What did a newly outward-looking and hegemonic United States mean for its northern neighbour? From constitutional reform to transit policy, from national security to the arrival of television, Canadians were ever mindful of the American experience. This sharp-eyed volume provides a unique look at postwar Canada, bringing to the fore the opinions and perceptions of a broad range of Canadians--from consumers to diplomats, jazz musicians to urban planners, and a diverse cross-section in between. -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- "A Natural Development": Canada and Non-Alignment in the Age of Eisenhower / David Webster -- Cheers to the Canadian Wheat Surplus! Lester Pearson's Visit to the Soviet Union and the West's Détente Dilemma / Susan Colbourn -- Living Dangerously: Canadian National Security Policy and the Nuclear Revolution / Timothy Andrews Sayle -- From Normandy to NORAD: Canada and the North Atlantic Triangle in the Age of Eisenhower / Asa McKercher and Michael D. Stevenson -- An Emerging Constitutional Culture in Canada's Postwar Moment / P.E. Bryden -- Rethinking Postwar Domesticity: The Canadian Household in the 1950s / Bettina Liverant -- Racial Discrimination in "Uncle Tom's Town": Media and the Americanization of Racism in Dresden, 1948-56 / Jennifer Tunnicliffe -- Between Distrust and Acceptance: The Influence of the United States on Postwar Quebec / François-Olivier Dorais and Daniel Poitras -- Living the Good Life? Canadians and the Paradox of American Prosperity / Stephen Azzi -- Make Room for (Canadian) TV: Print Media Cover the Arrival of Television in the Shadow of American Cultural Imperialism, 1930-52 / Emily LeDuc -- Getting Off the Highway: Frederick Gardiner and Toronto's Transit Policy in the Age of the Interstate Highway, 1954-63 / Jonathan English -- Talking Jazz at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, 1956-58 / Eric Fillion.
- ISBN
- 9780774868846
- Accession Number
- P2024.02
- Call Number
- 08.1 M19n
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- Archives Library
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Rails over the mountains : exploring the railway heritage of Canada's western mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25285
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2016
- Author
- Brown, Ron
- Publisher
- Toronto : Dundurn
- Call Number
- 08.3 B78r
1 website
- Author
- Brown, Ron
- Responsibility
- Ron Brown
- Publisher
- Toronto : Dundurn
- Published Date
- 2016
- Physical Description
- 156 pages : illustrations
- Subjects
- Railways
- History
- History of Alberta
- History-Canada
- Rocky Mountains
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company
- Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
- Abstract
- Ride the rails through Canada’s western mountains to explore the many vestiges of the region’s spectacular and surprising railway heritage. Here is where grand railway hotels were built to attract tourists to the West’s beautiful scenery and bring profit to the railway lines as well. Rustic stations added to the allure. The challenges of conquering the mountains resulted in some of Canada’s most ingenious feats of engineering, such as spiral tunnels and soaring trestles (one of which was featured in The Amazing Race Canada). Relive the days of rail on a steam train, the luxurious Rocky Mountaineer, or one of VIA Rail’s mountain journeys. Outdoor enthusiasts can follow the abandoned roadbeds of Canada’s more spectacular rail trails, like the legendary Kettle Valley Railway. Also included are some of Canada’s most extensive railway museums, which have helped to bring this vanished era back to life. (From publisher's website)
- Contents
- The rails arrive -- Conquering the mountains : the tunnels and bridges -- The faces of the railways : the heritage railway stations -- Life on the line : the railway towns -- The dream castles : western Canada's railway hotels -- Railway structures : a forgotten heritage -- Celebrating the heritage : the railway museums -- The rail trails -- All aboard.
- ISBN
- 9781459733596
- Accession Number
- P2020.07
- Call Number
- 08.3 B78r
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- Archives Library
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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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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
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Publisher's website
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Brotherhood to nationhood : George Manuel and the making of the modern indian movement
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25528
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- McFarlane, Peter and Manuel, Doreen
- Publisher
- Toronto : Between the Lines
- Call Number
- 07.2 M16a
- Publisher
- Toronto : Between the Lines
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- xxvi, 311 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Indigenous
- History
- History-Canada
- Colonialism
- Politics
- Abstract
- George Manuel was the strategist and visionary behind the modern Indigenous movement in Canada. A three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, he laid the groundwork for what would become the Assembly of First Nations and was the founding president of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples. Authors Peter McFarlane and Doreen Manuel follow him on a riveting journey from his childhood on a Shuswap reserve through three decades of fierce and dedicated activism. In these pages, an all-new foreword by celebrated Mi'kmaq lawyer and activist Pam Palmater is joined by an afterword from Manuel's granddaughter, land defender Kanahus Manuel. This edition features new photos and previously untold stories of the pivotal roles that the women of the Manuel family played--and continue to play--in the battle for Indigenous rights.
- ISBN
- 9781771135108
- Accession Number
- P2021.02
- Call Number
- 07.2 M16a
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Canada : its history, productions and natural resources
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19962
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1886
- Author
- prepared under the direction of John Carling ; [by George Johnson].
- Publisher
- Ottawa: Department of Agriculture Canada
- Call Number
- 08.1 J62c
- Publisher
- Ottawa: Department of Agriculture Canada
- Published Date
- 1886
- Subjects
- Canada
- History-Canada
- History
- Abstract
- Published shortly after Canadian confederation of 1867, the Canadian Handbook was written to commemorate the new European understanding of Canada. The publication is comprehensive, and discusses but is not limited to the following topics, confederation, geology, trade, population, education, agriculture and minerals. The book serves to tell the story of a new united Canada which had not previously existed in the European psyche. Serving as both a handbook and condensed history, the book offers readers a glimpse into early Canada, as well as colonial settlement.
- Contents
- Climate (pg. 1-13)
- Extent (pg. 13-16)
- Historical Sketch (pg. 16-32)
- Confederation (pg. 33-35)
- Constitution (pg. 35-42)
- Population (pg. 42-52)
- Land (pg. 52-64)
- Geological Survey (pg. 64-67)
- Public Debt (pg. 67-69)
- Revenue and Expenditure (pg. 70-73)
- Trade and Commerce (pg. 70-73)
- Transport service (pg. 81-101)
- Auxiliaries to transport service (pg. 101-105)
- Savings Banks (pg. 105-107)
- Cities of Canada (pg. 108-113)
- Insurance (pg. 114-115)
- Newspapers (pg. 115-116)
- Various statistics (pg. 116-118)
- Manufactures (pg. 118-121)
- Forests (pg. 121-127)
- Education (pg. 126-127)
- Agriculture (pg. 127-131)
- Minerals (pg. 131-142)
- Fisheries (pg. 143-145)
- Shipping (pg. 146)
- Prices in Canada (pg. 147)
- Animal life and hunting grounds (pg. 148-160)
- Notes
- At head of title: Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886.
- Authorship claimed by George Johnson in prefatory note.
- Accession Number
- 2019.71
- Call Number
- 08.1 J62c
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Canadians and the natural environment to the twenty-first century
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19797
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2012
- Author
- Forkey, Neil Stevens
- Publisher
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press
- Call Number
- 08.1 Fo74c
- Author
- Forkey, Neil Stevens
- Responsibility
- Neil Stevens Forkey
- Publisher
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press
- Published Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- 157 pages ; 22 cm.
- Subjects
- Nature
- Canada
- History
- History-Canada
- Canadian Rockies
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Group of Seven
- Harris, Lawren
- Parker, Elizabeth
- National parks
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Abstract
- "Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an ideal foundation for undergraduates and general readers on the history of Canada's complex environmental issues. Through clear, easy-to-understand case studies, Neil Forkey integrates the ongoing interplay of humans and the natural world into national, continental, and global contexts. Forkey's engaging survey addresses significant episodes from across the country over the past four hundred years: the classification of Canada's environments by its earliest inhabitants, the relationship between science and sentiment in the Victorian era, the shift towards conservation and preservation of resources in the early twentieth century, and the rise of environmentalism and issues involving First Nations at the end of the century. Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an accessible synthesis of the most important recent work in the field, making it a truly state-of-the-art contribution to Canadian environmental history."--Publisher's website.
- Contents
- Introduction -- The classification of Canada's environments (1600s to early 1900s) -- Natural resources, economic growth, and the need for conservation (1800s and 1900s) -- Romanticism and the preservation of nature (1800s and 1900s) -- Environmentalism (1950s to 2000s) -- Aboriginal Canadians and natural resources : an overview -- Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 978-0-8020-9022-5
- Accession Number
- p2019-18
- Call Number
- 08.1 Fo74c
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A crown of maples : constitutional monarchy in Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25103
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2008
- Author
- Canadian Heritage
- Publisher
- Gatineau, PQ : Canadian Heritage
- Call Number
- 08.1 C16a PAM
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- Author
- Canadian Heritage
- Publisher
- Gatineau, PQ : Canadian Heritage
- Published Date
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 63, xviii pages : illustrations
- Abstract
- Pertains to how the Constitutional Monarchy functions in Canada
- Contents
- Introduction The Canadian Crown - An Overview The Modern Reality of Constitutional Monarchy The Role and Powers of the Canadian Crown Today Canadian Representatives of the Crown Comparison with Other Systems of Government The Visual Presence of the Canadian Crown Conclusion The Royal Anthem - “God Save the Queen” Appendices Photographic Credits Glossary Acknowledgements
- ISBN
- 9780662460121
- Accession Number
- TBD
- Call Number
- 08.1 C16a PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- 2015 version available online via the Government of Canada
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Dark days at noon : the future of fire
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26239
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2022
- Author
- Struzik, Edward
- Publisher
- Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press
- Call Number
- 04 St8d
- Author
- Struzik, Edward
- Publisher
- Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press
- Published Date
- 2022
- Physical Description
- ix, 291 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour map ; 27 cm
- Abstract
- The catastrophic runaway wildfires advancing through North America and other parts of the world are not unprecedented. Fires loomed large once human activity began to warm the climate in the 1820s, leading to an aggressive firefighting strategy that has left many of the continent's forests too old and vulnerable to the fires that many tree species need to regenerate. Dark Days at Noon provides a broad history of wildfire in North America, from pre-European contact to the present, in the hopes that we may learn from how we managed fire in the past, and apply those lessons in the future. As people continue to move into forested landscapes to work, play, live, and ignite fires--intentionally or unintentionally--fire has begun to take its toll, burning entire towns, knocking out utilities, closing roads, and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. Fire management in North America requires attention and cooperation from both sides of the border, and many of the most significant fires have taken place at the boundary line. Despite a clear lack of political urgency among political leaders, Edward Struzik argues that wildfire science needs to guide the future of fire management, and that those same leaders need to shape public perception accordingly. By explaining how society's misguided response to fire has led to our current situation, Dark Days at Noon warns of what may happen in the future if we do not learn to live with fire as the continent's Indigenous Peoples once did. -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Introduction -- 1. Prelude to the dark days at noon -- 2. The fire triangle -- 3. More dark days coming -- 4. The big burn -- 5. Big burns in Canada -- 6. Paiute forestry -- 7. Fire suppression -- 8. The Civilian Conservation Corps -- 9. Canada's Conservation Corps -- 10. The fall of the Dominion Forest Service -- 11. The royal commission into wildfire -- 12. White man's fire -- 13. International co-operation -- 14. Blue moon and blue sun -- 15. Nuclear winter -- 16. Yellowstone: A turning point -- 17. Big and small grizzlies -- 18. Climate and the age of megafire -- 19. The holy shit fire -- 20. The Pyrocene -- 21. Nuclear winter: Part two -- 22. Owls and clear-cuts -- 23. Water on fire -- 24. The Arctic on fire -- 25. The big smoke -- 26. Fire news -- Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 9780228012092
- Accession Number
- P2024.02
- Call Number
- 04 St8d
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