Hill-top tales
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
creator: McCowan, Dan
issued: 2022-03-04
issued: 1948
description: "A short bibliography: p. 259-260. Includes information on the explorers and pioneers of the Rockies."-- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 204. "Bibliography: p.259-260. Brief accounts of interesting people and events in the Rockies, including A.P. Coleman, Father Pat, James Outram, Conrad Kain and Bill Hartley."-- Edwards, M. H., Lort, J. C. R., & Carmichael, W. J. (1975). A bibliography of British Columbia: Years of growth, 1900-1950. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 178.
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extent: xi, 266 pages : frontispiece (portrait), portraits, photographs ; 23 cm
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note: Hill-top tales $3.50 HILL-TOP TALES By DAN McCOWAN These twenty-four delightful and leisurely stories are Dan McCowan's first published observations on his fellow-men whom he finds I just as amusing " as the furred and feathered tribes of which he writes so affectionately and so well. Set in the Canadian Rockies during the last century and a half, these rambling tales make up a highly informal history of the opening of the West, full of the humour, the open-handedness, and the courage that, spells pioneer. Dan McCowan has lived in Banff since 1911 and served his turn as fire warden as well as chronicler of the mountains. Many of these stories were told to him beside the camp fire by the men who lived them, others he has culled from the journals of explorers, fur traders, and missionaries — sources that are not readily available to-day. There are tales of high adventure, astonishing endurance, ugly crime, and heart-warming friendship; of dauntless mountain-climbing, gold hunting, trail blazing, and scientific research. Through them, all runs Dan McCowan's love of the beauty of the mountain lands and his appreciative chuckle at a good yarn. They are happy reminders of the grand old days when, as Howard Sibbald put it, "a calendar was more useful to us than a clock jjffl Most of the twenty-four illustrations are photographs taken by Dan McCowan. That of the King and Queen, taken at Banff in 1939 and accompanying the charming description of their visit, is a C. P. R. photo. MACMILLAN HI $3.50 HILL-TOP TALES By DAN McCOWAN These twenty-four delightful and leisurely stories are Dan McCowan's first published observations on his fellow-men whom he finds " just as amusing " as the furred and feather- ed tribes of which he writes so affectionately and so well. Set in the Canadian Rockies during the last century and a half, these rambling tales make up a highly informal history of the opening of the West, full of the humour, the open-handedness, and the courage that, spells pi…
note: Includes an index Includes bibliographic references Other copies : http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25433805 Part of: Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
has type: Books
identifier: F5025.R6 M23
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0407056
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Toronto : The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5025.R6 M23
subject: Northwest, Canadian--Description and travel
subject: Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.)
type: Text