E. J. Hart
Autor(a) de The selling of Canada: The CPR and the beginnings of Canadian tourism
About the Author
Obras por E. J. Hart
The Place of Bows: Exploring the Heritage of the Banff-Bow Valley. Part I to 1930 (1999) 7 exemplares
Banff Springs golf : a heritage of the royal and ancient game in the Canadian rockies (1999) 3 exemplares
The Battle for Banff : Exploring the Heritage of the Banff-Bow Valley. Part II 1930 to 1985 (2003) 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Outros nomes
- Hart, E.J. (Ted)
- Data de nascimento
- 1946
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- Canada
- Locais de residência
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Banff, Alberta, Canada - Educação
- University of Alberta
- Ocupações
- Historian
archivist - Organizações
- Association of Canadian Archivists
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Membros
Críticas
This is a biography of a famous Canadian Rockies guide who guided grom about 1870 to about 1910. The book has very few photos but reveals that Simpson had another life style prior to his settling in the Canadian Rockies.
Writing style of the book is easy to follow and the story is very interesting, especially once Simpson arrives in the banff to Jasper area. The book, in addition to documenting Simpson's life, sheds light on the fifestyle of the people of that area in that era.
Writing style of the book is easy to follow and the story is very interesting, especially once Simpson arrives in the banff to Jasper area. The book, in addition to documenting Simpson's life, sheds light on the fifestyle of the people of that area in that era.
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 17
- Membros
- 91
- Popularidade
- #204,136
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 2
- ISBN
- 23
- Línguas
- 1
The book descrives Peyto's deliberation about starting a guide business, the letterhead he would use, the type of clients he would try to cater to, and the appearance he would project to keep and maintain those clients.
The book shows that, unlike most other guides, Peyto was very aware of his image and dressed the part with items shipped in on the railroad. The author used a journal Peyto kept for most of the biography and that makes most of the reading first person and very interesting.… (mais)