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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: None -as Issued. B/W Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. SUBTITLED : ` Bow Island 1900 - 1920'. Harry E. Strom was Premier of Alberta when he wrote a short note at the beginning of this 703 page volume. He had actually lived in the region. Read more about the NA horses. Also : Bow Island Natural Gas Co. , Sutton's Barber Shop, Smith's Pool Hall, James Olquise, wagon-maker, St. Michael's Fall Suppers, `Curly' Colp, gas superintendent, rattler. Beattie Bratton Stables, Egan Coulee, Major Millar, Christmas Concert, mandolin trio, Mrs. Clint Hands, band shell, sulky plow, fireguards, and buffalo chips. B/W ( family) photographs throughout. INDEX - regular - and INDEX - homesteaders - at back. also a folds-out land ownership map for the district south of the South Saskatchewan River. Boards are grey-blue with silver gilt lettering and graphics. Volume is tight, bright, square, clean and Collectible ! ! Minimal wear. Inly flaw is name of p/o verso front cover. QUote (p. 210) : " Bow Island had a novel idea for the raising of a machine gun fund which will give an opportunity to the farmers of the district to contribute their bit. The idea originated in the fertile brain of Roy Beattie who is the moving spirit and who is ._._._. . " Size: Octavo.