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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Costa, Elio, 1939- (Author), Scardellato, Gabriele Pietro, 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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