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Climber's paradise : making Canada's mountain parks, 1906-1974 /
The mountain parks are for all Canadians for all time and their value cannot be measured in terms of how many access roads, motels, souvenir shops and golf courses we've provided.-Bob Jordan, 1971 The Alpine Club of Canada imagined the Rockies and neighbouring ranges to the west and the north a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada :
The University of Alberta Press,
2014.
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| Edición: | First electronic edition, 2014. |
| Colección: | Mountain cairns.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The mountain parks are for all Canadians for all time and their value cannot be measured in terms of how many access roads, motels, souvenir shops and golf courses we've provided.-Bob Jordan, 1971 The Alpine Club of Canada imagined the Rockies and neighbouring ranges to the west and the north as a "climber's paradise." Through a century of adventure and advocacy, the ACC led the way to mountain pursuits in spectacular regions. Historian and mountain studies specialist PearlAnn Reichwein's research is informed by her experiences mountaineering and by her interest in mountain culture. She presents a compelling case for understanding wild spaces and human activity within them as parts of a whole. A work of invaluable scholarship in the areas of environmental history, public policy, sport studies, recreation, and tourism, Climber's Paradise will appeal to many non-specialists, mountaineers, environmentalists, and travellers across Canada and beyond |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (425 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780888648303 0888648308 9781772120257 1772120251 9781772120240 1772120243 9781772120233 1772120235 9780888646743 0888646747 |