My Valley the Kananaskis

Oltmann, Ruth

ISBN 10: 0921102402 / ISBN 13: 9780921102403

Published by Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Rocky Mountain Books, 2001

About this Item

Softcover, glossy cover without folds or tears. 240 pages, no markings or writing. Binding square and tight, no creases to spine.

Seller Inventory # NA-538

Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Valley the Kananaskis
• Publisher: Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Rocky Mountain Books
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0921102402
• ISBN 13: 9780921102403
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • American Indian Collection

About this title

Synopsis

This updated Valley of Rumours relates the fascinating history of Alberta's Kananaskis Valley from the Neolithic Indians to the present-day tourist. In the mid 1800s Sinclair and Palliser travelled the valley in search of a pass across the Rocky Mountains. Later the valley was a source of lumber, coal and power, and POWs were housed in the valley during WW II. Nowadays the valley is part of Kananaskis Country, a wildland recreation area. The author has pieced together the story through archival records and by talking with people who have lived and worked in the valley.

About the Author

Ruth Oltmann came to Alberta thirty-five years ago from eastern Canada and has been hiking and climbing in the Rocky Mountains every since. She moved to the mountains ìfor six monthsî in 1970, and since then has run youth hostels at Spray River, Castle Mountain, and Ribbon Creek and worked as a cook at Skoki Lodge, Bugaboo Lodge, and the Kananaskis Centre for Environmental Research. She is the author of a history of the region, The Kananaskis Story.