topic:"United States" found 90 records - Research Collections

North of America : Canadians and the American century, 1945-60

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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.

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

Subjects: Canada; Government; Politics; History; History-Canada; History-United States

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

Collection: Archives Library

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Camp 4 : recollections of a Yosemite rockclimber

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

Published Date: 2021

Author: Roper, Steve

Publisher: Seattle : Mountaineers

Call Number: 02.8 R68c

Author: Roper, Steve

Publisher: Seattle : Mountaineers

Published Date: 2021

Physical Description: 255 pages : illustrations, color map ; 24 cm

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

Subjects: Climbing; Yosemite Valley; United States of America; History; Biography

Abstract: In the 1960s, California's Yosemite Valley was the center of the rock climbing universe. Young nonconformists -- many of them the finest rock climbers in the world -- channeled their energy toward the largely untouched walls and cracks. Soon climbers from around the globe were coming to Camp 4 -- gathering spot for the creators of the "Golden Age" of Yosemite climbing -- to see whgat all the fuss is about. -- From the back cover

Notes: Winner of the 1994 Banff Mountain Book Festival for Mountain Literature

ISBN: 9780898863819

Accession Number: P2023.19

Call Number: 02.8 R68c

Collection: Archives Library

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Raven's witness : the Alaska life of Richard K. Nelson

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

Published Date: 2020

Author: Lentfer, Hank

Publisher: Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books

Call Number: 08 L46r

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Author: Lentfer, Hank

Responsibility: Hank Lentfer

Publisher: Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books

Published Date: 2020

Physical Description: 251 pages : illustrations

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

Subjects: History; History-United States; Alaska; Biography; First Nations; Inuit

Abstract: Before his death in 2019, cultural anthropologist, author, and radio producer Richard K. Nelson's work focused primarily on the indigenous cultures of Alaska and, more generally, on the relationships between people and nature. Nelson lived for extended periods in Athabaskan and Alaskan Eskimo villages, experiences which inspired his earliest written works, including "Hunters of the Northern Ice." In "Raven's Witness," Lentfer tells Nelson's story--from his midwestern childhood to his first experiences with Native culture in Alaska through his own lifelong passion for the land where he so belonged (From publisher's website)

Contents: Foreword / Barry Lopez -- Prologue: Solid Ground -- Part I: Niglik -- Part II: Making Prayers -- Part III: Island Years -- Part IV: True Wealth -- Afterword: Wings

Notes: 2020 Banff Mountain Book Award Winner - Grand Prize; 2020 Banff Mountain Book Award Winner - Mountain Literature

ISBN: 9781680513073

Accession Number: P2020.07

Call Number: 08 L46r

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Publisher's website

Websites

https://www.mountaineers.org/books/books/ravens-witness-the-alaska-life-of-richard-k-nelson

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Southern Pisgah rock & ice : a climber's guide to North Carolina's Looking Glass Rock, Cedar Rock, John Rock and more

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

Published Date: 2018

Author: Reardon, Mike

Publisher: Asheville, N.C. : Ground Up Publishing

Call Number: F254 R43 S68

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Author: Reardon, Mike

Responsibility: Harrison Shull; Laura Boggess; Anthony Love; Marci Spencer; Heath Alexander

Publisher: Asheville, N.C. : Ground Up Publishing

Published Date: 2018

Physical Description: 408 pages : color illustrations, maps

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

Subjects: Rock climbing; Guidebook; Guidebooks; United States

Abstract: Southern Pisgah Rock & Ice takes you to several classic and obscure climbing destinations throughout Pisgah National Forest's Pisgah Ranger District. The climbs outlined comprise one of the most diverse climbing regions in Eastern America. In Southern Pisgah you will find an endless concentration of moderate multi-pitch options, several ice routes when conditions yield, high end grade IV aid routes, endless traditional routes from 5.2-5.13, roadside crags and backcountry hidden gems, overhung sport routes, dead vertical bullet hard granite, cracks, water grooves, slabs, eye brows, roofs, flakes, dihedrals, and far more. In addition to getting you to the base of the routes, we hope the pages within this guide reveal the color and character of nearly sic decades of NC climbing (from book flap)

Contents: Introduction; Looking Glass Rock; John Rock; Cedar Rock; Cathey's Creek Crag; Area; Pilot Cove / Slate Rock; Big Ivy Region; People and Stories; Index

Notes: Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival; 850 routes included ; 5.2-5.13 ; 60 ice climbs from WI2-WI4+ ; Trad, sport, aid, ice, alpine style routes ; Single pitch, multi-pitch up to 8 pitches ; Hand drawn, detailed topos and maps, GPS coordinates ; Historic accounts, historic photos ; Hundreds of route and action photos ; Access and stewardship information

ISBN: 9781618501301

Accession Number: AC638

Call Number: F254 R43 S68

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

URL Notes: Summary on Ground Up Publishing website

Websites

https://grounduppublishing.com/

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Snoqualmie rock

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

Published Date: 2018

Author: Hicks, Kurt

Publisher: [Leavenworth, Washington] : Obvious Gully

Edition: 1st

Call Number: F41 S66 W45

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Author: Hicks, Kurt

Edition: 1st

Publisher: [Leavenworth, Washington] : Obvious Gully

Published Date: 2018

Physical Description: xiii, 319 pages : color illustrations, color maps

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

Subjects: Rock climbing; Guidebook; Guidebooks; Washington; Washington, United States

Abstract: Featuring over 700 rock climbs in the Snoqualmie Valley, this comprehensive guidebook includes the most popular crags in Washington's Cascade Mountains. Each crag has full-color phots, approach and cliff maps, and detailed route information. (from Mountain Project website)

Contents: Introduction; Little Si; Middle Fork; Mount Washington; Deception Crags; The Far Side; Snoqualmie Pass; Outlying Crags; Resources; Routes by grade; Photography credits; Index

Notes: Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019

ISBN: 9780692879276

Accession Number: AC638

Call Number: F41 S66 W45

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

URL Notes: Publication website including preview

Websites

https://www.snoqualmierock.com/

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Refugee crisis

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 2017

Author: Wilson, Garrett

Publisher: In Canada's History, Vol. 97, No.1

Call Number: P

Author: Wilson, Garrett

Publisher: In Canada's History, Vol. 97, No.1

Published Date: 2017

Physical Description: p.20-31

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Fort Walsh; North West Mounted Police; Sioux First Nation; United States

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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The push: a climbers's journey of endurance, risk, and going beyond limits

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

Published Date: 2017

Author: Caldwell, Tommy

Publisher: New York : Viking

Call Number: G513 C35 P87

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Author: Caldwell, Tommy

Responsibility: Tommy Caldwell

Publisher: New York : Viking

Published Date: 2017

Physical Description: 341 p. ; illus.

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

Subjects: Biography; Yosemite Valley; California, United States

Abstract: Pertains the the the nineteen day free climb on Yosemite's Dawn Wall, successfully executed by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson in 2014.