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Beck, Janice Sanford No Ordinary Woman: The Story of Mary Schaffer Warren
Surrey, BC, Canada Rocky Mountain Books 2006 0921102828 / 9780921102823 Revised edition Trade Paperback New
Artist, photographer, writer, world traveller and, above all, explorer, Mary Schäffer Warren overcame the limited expectations of women at the turn of the nineteenth century in order to follow her dreams. Mary Sharples, born into a wealthy Quaker family in Pennsylvania, was a precocious child who excelled at school yet did not know how to make a bed at the tender age of 18. She was much more interested in the arts and in travelling. A trip across Canada in 1889 proved the turning point in Mary’s life. Not only did she meet her future husband, doctor and botanist Charles Schäffer, she also fell hopelessly in love with the Canadian mountains. After Charles’ death, Mary embarked on a series of explorations into the Canadian Rockies at a time when it was not thought proper for a woman to do so. Her most famous trips of 1907 and 1908 resulted in the rediscovery of Maligne Lake and the highly regarded book Old Indian Trails of the Canadian Rockies. Mary eventually settled in Banff and there married her handsome young guide Billy Warren. Since her death in 1937, she continues to inspire young people and women in particular. One of her greatest admirers is the author who examines the difficulties Mary faced in entering what was then a man’s domain. Janice Sanford Beck, recipient of Mount Allison University’s prestigious Tweedie Gold Medal for academic achievement, has resided in five of Canada’s ten provinces but always returns to her spiritual home amid the mountains of her native Alberta. An outdoor enthusiast since childhood, her hiking credits include the West Coast Trail, the Chilkoot Trail, Jasper’s North Boundary Trail and the Glacier Trail, which approximates Mary Schäffer’s route from Brazeau Lake to Maligne Lake.
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Brennan, Brian Alberta Originals : Stories of Albertans Who Made a Difference
Calgary, AB, Canada Fifth House Publishers 2001 1894004760 / 9781894004763 Trade Paperback New
From philanthropists to local characters, artists to oil-patch explorers, the people between the covers of this book made a unique contribution to the social, economic, cultural, and political foundations of Alberta. Each was an original who brought his or her energy, enthusiasm, and vision to the shaping of a province that has a history of embracing the unusual and entrepreneurial. Brian Brennan's first book, the bestselling Building a Province: Sixty Alberta Lives, gave readers a taste for local biographies and they have been clamoring for more ever since. Alberta Originals is Brennan's response to the demand, featuring sixty more entertaining stories of significant Albertans including The Famous Five, Bible Bill Aberhart, Frank McMahon, Catharine Robb Whyte, Ernest Manning, Bruno Engler, and many more.
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Bridge, Kathryn Phyllis Munday : Mountaineer
Lantzville, BC, Canada X Y Z Publishing 2002 189485201x / 9781894852012 Trade Paperback New
Biography of Phyllis Munday, first woman to scale Mount Robson. This legendary climber made over 30 first ascents and became an inspiration to generations of women mountaineers.
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Bush, Wendy Marie Dorsey
Banff, AB, Canada Mountain Wusa 2006 1553831144 / 9781553831143 First Edition Trade Paperback New
Dorsey McDaniel immigrated to Alberta from Clinton County, Iowa. This hard-driving individual established himself in southern Alberta as an expert cattle dealer and savvy businessman. Overcoming adversity, he helped build great Alberta institutions like the Alberta Wheat Pool and the Western Stock Grower's Association. Among his peers, colleagues and acquaintances he counted Pat Burns, George Lane and Fred Mannix - all individuals, like himself, who represent Alberta's pioneering spirit.
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Calvert, Kathy Don Forest : Quest for the Summits
Calgary, AB, Canada Rocky Mountain Books 2003 1894765370 / 9781894765374 First Edition Trade Paperback New
The biography of Don Forest, the first person to climb all 11,000 foot peaks in the Canadian Rockies and interior ranges, and at age 71 the oldest person to climb Mt. Logan. The author is his daughter.
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Dowling, Phil The Mountaineers: Famous Climbers in Canada (updated reprint)
Canmore, AB, Canada Coyote Books 1995 0969893914 / 9780969893912 Trade Paperback New
This updated reprint tells the stories of ten climbers who sought the challenges of the mountains and met them with remarkable courage and dedication. Included are Val Flynn, Ed Feuz Jr., Charles Fay, Fred Beckey, Conrad Kain, Dick Culbert, Phyl Munday, Hans Gmoser, Brian Greenwood and Albert MacCarthy.
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Finch, David R. M. Patterson : A Life of Great Adventure
Calgary, AB, Canada Rocky Mountain Books 2000 0921102755 / 9780921102755 Hard Cover New New
The escapades of R. M. Patterson, explorer, rancher and writer come to life in David Finch’s new biography. A spirited adventure-seeker, R. M. Patterson left the comforts of British society for untold adventures in Canada. The first person to photograph the falls of the Nahanni, Patterson introduced the world to this now famous river in his book The Dangerous River. Authoring a total of five books about his forays into the Canadian wilderness and his life on a southern Alberta ranch, Patterson earned himself legions of fans and made Canada’s wilderness famous. A skillful historian and storyteller, David Finch combines careful research, charming wit and his passion for the outdoors in this entertaining narrative.
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Hart, E. J. Jimmy Simpson: Legend of the Rockies
Surrey, BC, Canada Rocky Mountain Books 2009 1897522258 / 9781897522257 Trade Paperback New
The Stoney Indians called him Nashan-esen meaning "wolverine-go-quick" because of his speed in travelling on snowshoes over the rugged landscape of the Canadian Rockies. This book is the story of Jimmy Simpson's 80-year epic as one of the most important guides, outfitters, lodge operators, hunters, naturalists and artists in the Canadian Rockies. The story takes him from blazing the trails in the valley bottoms to ascending some of the highest peaks in the range, from leading scientists, mountaineers, big-game hunters and world-famous artists through some of the most unimaginable scenery on earth to entertaining thousands of visitors at his famous lodge at Bow Lake with his tales-both true and tall-of the pioneer days.
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Kain, Conrad (Original forewords by J. Monroe Thorington and Hans Gmoser; New foreword by Pat Morrow) Where the Clouds Can Go
Surrey, BC, Canada Rocky Mountain Books 2009 978-1-897522-45 Reprint Trade Paperback New
Of all the mountain guides who came to Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Conrad Kain is probably the most respected and well known. In this internationally anticipated reissue of Where the Clouds Can Go - first published in 1935, with subsequent editions in 1954 and 1979 - the original text has been accentuated with an expanded selection of over 50 archival images, highlighting climbs in the diverse mountain landscapes of North America, Europe and New Zealand. The new foreword by acclaimed mountaineer and filmmaker Pat Morrow puts Kain’s adventures, explorations and appreciation of nature into a contemporary context, ensuring that the exploits of this remarkable individual will remain part of international mountain culture for years to come. 560 pages with black & white photos.
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Knight, Darrell Buffalo Airways - Diamonds, DC-3s and 'Buffalo Joe' McBryan
Calgary, AB, Canada Alberta Publishing 2011 0981197639 / 9780981197630 First Edition Soft Cover New
In the wake of world-wide media attention generated by Omni's "ICE PILOTS NWT" comes an insider's story of Buffalo Airways, written by one of the few chosen to fly for the airline. Critically acclaimed author and aviation historian Darrell Knight details the long road to becoming a pilot and the pitfalls and sacrifices attendant with landing a flying job in Canada's North. The book is a rollicking, character-filed "must-read" for anyone interested in the aviation business, vintage aircraft and the Canadian North.
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Lakusta, Ernie The Intrepid Explorer : James Hector's Explorations in the Canadian Rockies
Calgary, AB, Canada Fifth House 2007 9781894856829 First Edition Soft Cover New
Years before the railway, and with only a network of ramshackle forts to support them, James Hector and his colleagues braved harsh winters, hot summers, unpredictable wildlife, personal conflict, and Native war parties to scout routes through the Rocky Mountains, often with only their wits to keep them alive. The Intrepid Explorer tells the story of the famous Palliser Expedition from the point-of-view of one of its most remarkable members as he looks back on his life during one final visit to Canada in 1903. By the end of his life Sir James Hector had become a world-renowned geologist and explorer, but it was for his exploration of the Rockies that Hector was best remembered. Ernie Lakusta uses journals, newspaper articles, and the original Palliser reports to paint a vivid picture of a true hero of Canadian history, a man whose brush with death is commemorated to this day by the Kicking Horse Pass in British Columbia.
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Martel, Lynn Expedition to the Edge : Stories of Worldwide Adventure
Surrey, BC, Canada Rocky Mountain Books 2008 1897522096 / 9781897522097 Softcover New
From skilled weekend warriors to internationally recognized stars of the professional adventure game, Lynn Martel has interviewed dozens of the most dynamic, creative and accomplished self-propelled adventurers of our time. In Expedition to the Edge: Stories of Worldwide Adventure, Martel has assembled 59 compelling and entertaining stories that uniquely capture the exploits, the hardships, the fears and the personal insights of a virtual who's who of contemporary adventurers as they explore remote mountain landscapes from the Rockies to Pakistan to Antarctica. Through candid and revealing conversations, Martel captures the joys, the motivations and the revelations of top climbers Sonnie Trotter, Sean Isaac, Raphael Slawinski and Steph Davis; Himalayan alpinists Carlos Buhler, Marko Prezelj and Barry Blanchard; record-setting paraglider Will Gadd; Everest skier Kit Deslauriers; the conservationist duo Karsten Heuer and Leanne Allison as they follow a caribou herd for five months on foot across the Yukon; and Colin Angus on his two-year quest to become the first person to circumnavigate the world by human power. Lynn Martel grew up in Montreal and studied creative writing at Concordia University. Since the 1980s she has lived in the Canadian Rockies, where she writes about mountain culture and history. Her work has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines, including the Rocky Mountain Outlook, Whistler Pique Newsmagazine, Calgary Herald, explore and WestJet's inflight magazine up!
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Marty, Sid Leaning on the Wind : Under the Spell of the Great Chinook
Toronto, ON, Canada McClelland & Stewart 2000 0771056710 / 9780771056710 Trade Paperback New
Dec. 15, 2006. This book is temporarily out of print and not available to order. Winner of the Mountain Environment Award at the Banff Mountain Book Festival. The story of the land that Sid Marty lives in and loves from native legends, pioneers and personal history.
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Marty, Sid Men for the Mountains
Toronto, ON, Canada McClelland & Stewart 2000 0771056729 / 9780771056727 Soft Cover New
A former park warden in Canada's Rocky Mountains, Sid Marty records with wry wit and bitter insight true stories of heroism and folly drawn from life in the high country.
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Marty, Sid Switchbacks : True Stories from the Canadian Rockies
Toronto, ON, Canada McClelland & Stewart 1999 0771056699 / 9780771056697 Trade Paperback New
Sid Marty writes gracefully of the land he loves and lampoons a few bureaucrats whose policies sometimes threaten its integrity. His portraits of the people and creatures that make their lives in the mountains are affectionate and respectful. These are true stories from the Canadian Rockies - engaging, surprising, funny and superbly told.
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