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
Pertains to the stories and experiences of David H. Sinclair. Written by his family, the memoir offers insight into the lives of those who immigrated to the Rocky Mountains. Members of the family were employed at the Banff Springs Hotel, granting the reader a deeper understanding of the life and experiences of laborers in and around Banff and the greater Rocky Mountain area.
Contents: Chapter 1 Theorizing power relations in colonial histories. -- Chapter 2 Colonial encounters: Treaty 7, Missionaries and the contraints of the reserve system. -- Chapter 3 The repression of indigenous subsistence practices in Roocky Mountains Park. -- Chapter 4 Sporting and tourism festivals: representations of indigenous peoples. -- Chapter 5 Rethinking the Banff Indian Days as critical spaces of cultural exchange. --Chapter 6 Looking back and pushing ahead