The Forgotten Explorer: Samuel Prescott Fay's 1914 Expedition to the Northern Rockies - Hardcover

Samuel Fay; Charles Helm (editor); Mike Murtha (editor)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1897522568 ISBN 13: 9781897522561

Publisher: RMB | Rocky Mountain Books, 2009

Synopsis

North of Jasper, in the Canadian Rockies, is a large, spectacular wilderness of alpine flower meadows, glaciated peaks, canyons, waterfalls and abundant wildlife. Compared to the millions each year who visit Banff and Jasper national parks immediately to the south, this northern area sees few visitors. Fewer still have ever attempted to travel through this wilderness in one continuous trip. The first to do so was Samuel Prescott Fay in 1914. To this day, his exact route has never been duplicated. During his expedition (commissioned by the U.S. government to go up to Alberta to count sheep because they wanted to see what was going on in the interior), Fay kept a detailed journal (currently held at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC), which he provided to the US Biological Survey (now known as the US Fish & Wildlife Service) and to various Canadian government authorities. However, the journal in its entirety has never been published. Brought together for the first time in book form, both maps and journal entries provide an early and dynamic record of an area that remains little known to this day.

About this title

About the Author:

Charles Helm is a medical doctor originally from South Africa and is the author of four books on the Tumbler Ridge area.Mike Murtha has worked for both Parks Canada and BC Parks and is currently the planner for Banff National Park.

About this edition

• Publisher: RMB | Rocky Mountain Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1897522568
• ISBN 13: 9781897522561
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320