Alberta Folklore Quarterly, March 1945, Vol. 1, No. 1

Gard, Robert E.: Editor; MacDonald, J.K.; Adam, Francois; Pearson, Robert P.; Soars, Norman

Published by University of Alberta/Alberta Folklore and Local History Project, Edmonton, Alberta, 1945

About this Item

This publication "aims to print authentic first hand accounts interpretative of the region and its people; to encourage the collection and preservation of the traditional materials of Alberta; and to help foster a literature indigenous to this part of the Canadian West." - from inside front cover. Contents: The Chinook Yark; Sayings heard in Alberta Ukrainian Homes; Klondikers; A Famous Alberta Yarn - told by Oliver Aldridge, son of Mountaineer Bill Aldridge; Potato Bugs; The Edmonton Overland Route to the Yukon; Duhamel (Battle River Crossing); Ghosts - Gus Erickson of the Westlock district had problems with them; Bob Edward's version of how Medicine Hat got its name; Bob Edwards and I; A Bob Edwards Yarn about the "Eye-Opener" race of 1906; Some Northern Trails; A Famous Alberta Yarn about a Russian settler who made his own harnesses from rawhide; A Fast Runner - fanciful tale of a young Englishman and his sheep roundup; Attention Alberta Writers - information about the Alberta Folklore and Local History Project; Interesting details of "The Outlaw", an Alberta newspaper in 1896. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. The first issue of this wonderful publication.

Seller Inventory # 711g1645

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Alberta Folklore Quarterly, March 1945, Vol. 1, No. 1
• Publisher: University of Alberta/Alberta Folklore and Local History Project, Edmonton, Alberta
• Publication Date: 1945
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Low, Collin (cover art)
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Alberta
  • Canadiana