Where the Mountains Meet the Prairies: A History of Waterton Country (Parks and Heritage (1)) - Softcover
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Where the Mountains Meet the Prairies reveals the human history of one of the most popular and breathtakingly beautiful national parks in western Canada. The scope of this book is grand; Graham MacDonald takes his audience back to prehistoric times in the Waterton-Glacier area and finally, deposits his readers in the 1990's park, after a tour covering thousands of years of history. From a discussion of the British naturalist, Charles Waterton, for whom the park was named, to explorations of such topics as conservation and ecology, native traditions and treaties, townsite development and the current challenges facing national parks, Graham MacDonald's study provides a broad interpretive history of this unique area. Far from just providing lovely images, Where the Mountains Meet the Prairies also captures the human element of this special landscape, most colourfully personified by J.G."Kootenai" Brown, Waterton's most famous and eccentric personality. Supported by extensive photographic and cartographic material, this book is not to be missed by lovers of the unparalleled western landscape and those who would like to know more about the people and events that shaped this incredible park.
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Graham MacDonald has worked as a teacher, planner and historian across Canada and is currently a historian for Parks Canada in Calgary.
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- PublisherUniversity of Calgary Press
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 1552380149
- ISBN 13 9781552380147
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages219
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; From a discussion of the British naturalist, Charles Waterton, for whom the park was named, to explorations of such topics as conservation and ecology, native traditions and treaties, townsite development and the current challenges facing national parks, this book provides a broad interpretive history of this unique area. Seller Inventory # 004654
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good ++. B/W Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. SUBTITLED : ` A History of Waterton County '. 210 pages of history - includes INDEX and lenghty sections of Notes and Bibliography. Text assisted by four or more maps, b/w photos, and a few colour photographs at center. Learn about : Blackiston Brook, British Boundary Commission, Lewis Overthrust, Bishop John Kidd, Annora Brown , Kutenai, and Kokotosa. Waterton Park - a federal park - straddles the U.S. Canada border. Text look at disturbances such as logging and rranching. Also at parks politics and famous naturalists and painters. Some First Nations content. Cond : Paper wrapper is white with light green decoration. Painting reproduced on cover is by Kristina Schuring and features a wind-swept landscape. Volume is tight, bright, square , and clean. No names, no marks. Giftable ! Quote (p. 49) : " Events seemed to be moving in the direction favoured by park proponents. Ironically, the passage of the 1911 Act reduced, rather than increased, the size of Waterton. To many, this seemed a retrograde step, despite the rationalizations offered, which suggested that ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 008417
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