Memoirs of the Ghost Pine Homesteaders

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Published by Ghost Pine Community Group, Three Hills, 1954

About this Item

Many of the family names (Smith, Dawn, Davies, Crawford, Currie, Cameron and Thomas) in this 196 page community history, reflects the W.A.S.P. origins. Later we see names like LaRoy, Mueller Stipkala, and Kaechele creeping in. The names of surrounding towns and features reflect a similar picture : Sunnyslope, Didsbury, Three Hills Creek, and Kneehill. Text assisted by b/w photographs. Two maps ahead of Foreword. Read more about : foot-burners, baseball, Bay Coulee School , Eva King, K.C. Ranch, Carbon Trail, fossils, Bleriot Ferry, and Marquis Wheat. Cond: Boards are green with gilt lettering - face only. End-papers are white. All cornersscuffed. Lightly soiled throughout. P/O name on ffep. Binding tight, no tears. Excellent reference!! Quote (p. 25 ) : " The next awful event that took place was that our horses began to act strange and later became quite crazy. Evidently we had moved onto a loco range. This broke my poor father's heart . He was a lover of horses and this ended his career in them. He then bought cattle and in afew years was running ._._._. ." Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # 005997

Bibliographic Details

Title: Memoirs of the Ghost Pine Homesteaders

Publisher: Ghost Pine Community Group, Three Hills

Publication Date: 1954

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: B/W Photographs

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: None -as Issued

Edition: First Edition.