In Romancing the Rockies: Mountaineers, Missionaries, Marilyn, and More, award-winning popular historian Brian Brennan introduces us to the daring men and women who found themselves attracted irresistibly to the magnificent Canadian Rocky Mountains over the last 250 years. Whether they visited the lofty peaks and sheltered valleys, made journeys of exploration, pilgrimage, adventure, physical endeavour, or cultural achievement, all were drawn by the romance, the allure, and the mystique of these ancient and fabled mountains. A passionate storyteller, Brennan begins with reference to legends drawn from the Stoney oral tradition, introduces us to an incredible cast of characters: pioneering missionaries Robert Rundle and George McDougall; nineteenth-century botanists David Douglas and John Macoun; famed painters Paul Kane and Henry James Warre; and Jimmy Simpson, the famous Banff guide and outfitter. Brennan also gives life to one-time Rocky Mountain residents such as Byron Harmon, the first professional photographer to make his home in the Rockies; Carl Rungius, the first significant artist to live and paint in the Rockies; Chief Smallboy, who led his Cree band into the Rocky Mountain wilderness to find peace and harmony; Norman Sanson, the weatherman who climbed Sulphur Mountain one thousand times over a 35-year period to check meteorological data. And of course, there are the tourists - the climbers, trail riders, hunters and movie stars - whose dollars made it possible for the residents to be residents. And there's more - much more.

Brennan, Brian, 1943-

Fifth House Publishers

Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Calgary: Fifth House

Fifth House Limited

Canada - English Language, Canada

Allston, MA, 2005

Calgary, ©2005

Calgary, c2005

1, PS, 2005

contributor: Internet Archive

format: Image/Djvu(.djvu)

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Type: 英文图书

Bookmarks:
1. (p1) Introduction
2. (p2) The First Hundred Centuries-9000 BC-AD1759
3. (p3) Peter Fidler: Canada's Forgotten Explorer-1769-1822
4. (p4) The Mystery of the North American Himalayas-1827
5. (p5) Of Missionaries and Treaties-1840-77
6. (p6) The Wanderings of an Artist through the Northwest-1846-48
7. (p7) Kicked by a Horse-1858
8. (p8) A Railway Runs through It-1881-85
9. (p9) Early Guides and Outfitters-1881-1972
10. (p10) A National Park is Born-1885
11. (p11) Banff Indian Days-1889-1978
12. (p12) What's in a Name?-1896
13. (p13) The First Climbing Casualty-1896
14. (p14) The Weatherman of Sulphur Mountain-1896-1932
15. (p15) How She Spent Her Summer Holidays-1904-47
16. (p16) Shoot Every Mountain-1906-24
17. (p17) Journeys to Maligne Lake-1907-11
18. (p18) Scaling the Highest Peak-1908-13
19. (p19) Martin Nordegg's Impossible Dream-1910-14
20. (p20) Hunting and Painting with Rifle and Brush-1910-59
21. (p21) Ken Jones: Mountain Guide-1910-2004
22. (p22) The Emperor's Ice Axe-1925
23. (p23) Campus in the Clouds-1933
24. (p24) The Champagne Safari-1934
25. (p25) Springtime in the Rockies-1937
26. (p26) The Royals Pay a Visit-1939
27. (p27) River of No Return-1953
28. (p28) The Princess and the Secret Agent-1958
29. (p29) Back to the Land-1968
30. (p30) Jon Whyte: Mountain Chronicler-1941-92
31. (p31) Conquering all of the Highest Peaks-1963-93
32. (p32) Afterword
33. (p33) Index

In Romancing the Mountaineers, Missionaries, Marilyn, and More , award-winning popular historian Brian Brennan introduces us to the daring men and women who found themselves attracted irresistibly to the magnificent Canadian Rocky Mountains over the last 250 years. Whether they visited the lofty peaks and sheltered valleys, made journeys of exploration, pilgrimage, adventure, physical endeavour, or cultural achievement, all were drawn by the romance, the allure, and the mystique of these ancient and fabled mountains. A passionate storyteller, Brennan begins with reference to legends drawn from the Stoney oral tradition, introduces us to an incredible cast of pioneering missionaries Robert Rundle and George McDougall; nineteenth-century botanists David Douglas and John Macoun; famed painters Paul Kane and Henry James Warre; and Jimmy Simpson, the famous Banff guide and outfitter. Brennan also gives life to one-time Rocky Mountain residents such Byron Harmon, the first professional photographer to make his home in the Rockies; Carl Rungius, the first significant artist to live and paint in the Rockies; Chief Smallboy, who led his Cree band into the Rocky Mountain wilderness to find peace and harmony; Norman Sanson, the weatherman who climbed Sulphur Mountain one thousand times over a 35-year period to check meteorological data. And of course, there are the tourists - the climbers, trail riders, hunters and movie stars - whose dollars made it possible for the residents to be residents. And there's more - much more.

In Romancing the Rockies: Mountaineers, Missionaries, Marilyn, and More, award-winning popular historian Brian Brennan introduces us to the daring men and women who over the last 250 years found themselves drawn irresistibly to the magnificent Canadian Rocky Mountains. Whether they visited the lofty peaks and sheltered valleys, made journeys of exploration, pilgrimage, adventure, physical endeavour, or cultural achievement, all were seduced by the romance, the allure, and the mystique of these ancient and fabled mountains

Includes bibliographical references and index

2023-06-28