Lawrence Grassi : From Piedmont to the Rocky Mountains /

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The definitive biography of this Canadian mountain hero, Lawrence Grassi will be essential reading for those interested in the history of immigration, sport, and the Rocky Mountains.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Costa, Elio, 1939- (Autor), Scardellato, Gabriele Pietro, 1951- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Grassi, Lawrence, > 1890-1980.
Mountaineers.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Sports.
Mountaineers > Alberta > Canmore > Biography.
Alberta > Canmore.
Rocky Mountains, Canadian (B.C. and Alta.) > Biography.
Canmore (Alta.) > Biography.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Beginnings: Falmenta, the Cannobino Valley, and Emigration
  • 2. "Dear Son Write to Me": Those Left Behind and Life on the North Shore
  • 3. Lawrence Grassi in the Mountains
  • 4. The Trail Maker
  • Epilogue: "A Symbol and a Legend of the Canadian Rockies"
  • Appendix: Letters from the Grassi Collection, in Translation.

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