Among the Canadian Alps
Title | Among the Canadian Alps PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Johnstone Burpee |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 328 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) |
ISBN |
Among the Canadian Alps
Title | Among the Canadian Alps PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence J. Burpee |
Publisher | CreateSpace |
Total Pages | 90 |
Release | 2015-02-27 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781505951905 |
"[...] The somewhat peculiar boundaries of the Canadian National Parks may call for a word of explanation. It will be noticed that on their western, or rather southwestern, sides Rocky Mountains and Jasper Parks stop at the continental divide, or in other words at the boundary between Alberta and British Columbia. The explanation is this: when British Columbia came into the Dominion she retained control of the public lands within her borders; on the other hand when the province of Alberta was created her land remained vested in the Dominion. Consequently the federal authorities may establish national parks wherever they will on the Alberta side of the[...]".
Among the Canadian Alps
Title | Among the Canadian Alps PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Johnstone Burpee |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 239 |
Release | 1915 |
Genre | Alberta |
ISBN |
Place Names of the Canadian Alps
Title | Place Names of the Canadian Alps PDF eBook |
Author | William Lowell Putnam |
Publisher | Light Technology Publishing |
Total Pages | 416 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN |
Covers the Canadian Rocky Mountains in British Columbia and Alberta.
Among the Canadian Alps
Title | Among the Canadian Alps PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Johnston Burpee |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 230 |
Release | 1923 |
Genre | Canada |
ISBN |
Among the Canadian Alps (Classic Reprint)
Title | Among the Canadian Alps (Classic Reprint) PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence J. Burpee |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 312 |
Release | 2015-07-18 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9781331714835 |
Excerpt from Among the Canadian Alps The writer takes this opportunity of gratefully acknowledging his indebtedness to Mr. J. B. Harkin, Commissioner of Dominion Parks, Col. Maynard Rogers, Superintendent of Jasper Park, and Mr. Arthur O. Wheeler, Director of the Alpine Club of Canada, for valued assistance in gathering material for this book; to Mr. Walter D. Wilcox, Sir James Outram, Dr. A. P. Coleman, Dr J. W. A. Hickson, Rev. George Kinney, Dr. Charles E. Fay and Mr. P. D. McTavish, for permission to quote from their books and articles on the Rocky Mountains; and to Miss Mary M. Vaux, Mrs. Mary T. S. Schaffer, Mr. R. C. W. Lett, Mr. Arthur O. Wheeler, Mr. H. W. Craver, Rev. George Kinney, Mr. P. D. McTavish, Mr. James F. Porter, Mr. P. L. Tait, Mr. John Woodruff, Mr. A. Knechtel, Messrs. G. and W. Fear, the Canadian Pacific Railway Company and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company, for permission to reproduce photographs of Rocky Mountain scenery and climbing and other incidents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Among the Canadian Alps
Title | Among the Canadian Alps PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence J. BURPE |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 109 |
Release | 2020-02-05 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
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