Return To Calgary
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Return To Calgary
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Author : Brian W. Dippie
language : en
Publisher: Charles M. Russell Museum
Release Date : 2019
Return To Calgary written by Brian W. Dippie and has been published by Charles M. Russell Museum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Calgary Stampede categories.
From his days spent on the open range of Montana, Russell was drawn to depicting the life and history of the American West. In 1912 and again in 1919, the charismatic Wild West showman and rodeo promoter Guy Weadick sought out Russell as a major exhibitor and headliner to help promote the fledgling "Stampede" rodeo in Calgary, Alberta. The weeklong run of events and exhibits was designed to commemorate the values and people of the Old West, then rapidly changing from a way of life in North America to the stuff of memory, legend, and sport. By celebrating old-timers, pioneers, ranching, cowboying, and indigenous traditions, the Stampede delivered the "West that had passed"--a theme central to Russell's work as an artist--to popular audiences across Canada. The special 1919 Calgary event was branded the Victory Stampede in honor of the troops returning home from the Great War overseas and in celebration of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Return to Calgary: Charles M. Russell and the 1919 Victory Stampede richly illustrates all twenty-four paintings and eight bronzes included in the historic 1919 special exhibition of Russell's work at Victoria Park in Calgary.
Calgary S Stampede Queens
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Author : Jennifer Hamblin
language : en
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Release Date : 2014
Calgary S Stampede Queens written by Jennifer Hamblin and has been published by Rocky Mountain Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Alongside images of racing chuckwagons, cowboys on bucking broncos and Aboriginal people in full regalia, one of the most recognizable and enduring symbols of the Calgary Stampede is a trio of pretty cowgirls wearing white-hat crowns. Not surprisingly, modern-day Stampede Queens and Princesses make more than 450 public appearances per year promoting the show and the city of Calgary both at home and abroad. But the fair was nearly six decades old before it appointed a royal representative to promote its interests. In 1946 Patsy Rodgers became the Stampede's first rodeo queen. The following year, a local service club raised funds by sponsoring a contest for "Queen of the Stampede." Although it bore little resemblance to its modern counterpart, this early competition based on ticket sales was widely popular and over the next few decades raised the equivalent of one million dollars for local charities and service projects. From the beginning, the Stampede recognized the promotional potential of the royal figureheads and worked to ensure that winners were credible representatives of what quickly became a year-round public relations job. In 1966 the Stampede officially took over and modernized the contest, but it would take many decades of trial and error evolution to perfect the process of selecting and training its royalty. Against a backdrop of changing times, and drawing on contemporary sources and personal interviews, the author traces the origin and development of the Calgary Stampede Queen contest and profiles its lucky young winners over seven exciting decades. Complete with a large selection of archival photos, Calgary's Stampede Queens tells the story from this fascinating corner of The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.
Sessional Papers
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Author : Canada. Parliament
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
Sessional Papers written by Canada. Parliament and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with Canada categories.
"Report of the Dominion fishery commission on the fisheries of the province of Ontario, 1893", issued as an addendum to vol. 26, no. 7.
Report Of The Auditor General On Appropriation Accounts
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Author : Canada. Office of the Auditor General
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
Report Of The Auditor General On Appropriation Accounts written by Canada. Office of the Auditor General and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Finance, Public categories.
Sessional Papers Of The Dominion Of Canada
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Author : Canada. Parliament
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894
Sessional Papers Of The Dominion Of Canada written by Canada. Parliament and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with Canada categories.
"Report of the Dominion fishery commission on the fisheries of the province of Ontario, 1893", issued as an addendum to vol. 26, no. 7.
Best And Worst Travels
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Author : Ramon Carver
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2007-04
Best And Worst Travels written by Ramon Carver and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04 with Travel categories.
Carver writes in a style not unlike Bill Bryson, candidly regaling readers with tales of his worst experiences ("Some of the worst were worse than others.") as well as the best: "I enjoyed a great Abercrombie & Kent trip to China because it was a great adventure, a great itinerary, a great tour group with a great tour director, great hotels (except for a noisy Sheraton in Guilin), great weather, and great tour management. Seven greats out of seven ain't bad." He says, "Great expectations when traveling are usually the source of my greatest disappointments! I'm like the guy in a New Yorker cartoon studying a brochure telling his travel agent: 'I am so looking forward to this. I can't wait to be disappointed.'" He writes "How to Survive Disasters like Theft, Accidents, etc.," and at the risk of seeming disingenuously obvious, he provides an exhaustive list covering every possible thing that can go wrong (Getting Sick, Getting Killed, Getting Lost, etc.), offering suggestions for solving dilemmas. He concludes with "Did I fail to mention Getting Bored to Death." He describes trips with Yale Exes and travels to Italy, China, and Romania where he taught English with Global Volunteers.
The River Returns
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Author : Christopher Armstrong
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2014-06-22
The River Returns written by Christopher Armstrong and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-22 with History categories.
Alberta's iconic river has been dammed and plumbed, made to spin hydro-electric turbines, and used to cleanse Calgary. Artificial lakes in the mountains rearrange its flow; downstream weirs and ditches divert it to irrigate the parched prairie. Far from being wild, the Bow is now very much a human product: its fish are as manufactured as its altered flow, changed water quality, and newly stabilized and forested banks. The River Returns brings the story of the Bow River's transformation full circle through an exploration of the recent revolution in environmental thinking and regulation that has led to new limits on what might be done with and to the river.
The Second Life Of Samuel Tyne
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Author : Esi Edugyan
language : en
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Release Date : 2011-03-04
The Second Life Of Samuel Tyne written by Esi Edugyan and has been published by Vintage Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-04 with Fiction categories.
Haunting and atmospheric, this debut novel portrays the heartbreak, hardship and moments of surprising grace in the life of a man struggling to realize his destiny. A young man of astonishing promise when he emigrated from Ghana in 1955, Samuel Tyne was determined to accomplish great things. Fifteen long years later, he’s an insignificant government employee who hates his job when he unexpectedly inherits his uncle’s crumbling mansion in Aster, Alberta. Despite his wife’s resistance and the sullen complaints of his thirteen-year-old twin daughters, Samuel quits his job and moves his family to the town. For here, he believes, is that fabled second chance, and he is determined not to fail again. At first, Aster seems perfect — to Samuel, the formerly all-black town represents the return to a communal, idyllic way of life. But he soon discovers the town’s problems: a history of in-fighting, a strict town council and a series of mysterious fires that put all the townsfolk on edge. When his daughters cease speaking and refuse to explain their increasingly strange behaviour, Samuel turns more and more to the refuge of his electronics shop. As his ambitions intensify, the life he has struggled so hard to improve begins to disintegrate around him, and a dark current of menace in the town is turned upon the Tyne family.
As The Hawks Free Of Earth S Bounds
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Author : Otis Hammonds
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2012-09
As The Hawks Free Of Earth S Bounds written by Otis Hammonds and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A Century Of Grant Macewan
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Author : Grant MacEwan
language : en
Publisher: Brindle and Glass
Release Date : 2011-02-01
A Century Of Grant Macewan written by Grant MacEwan and has been published by Brindle and Glass this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-01 with History categories.
August 12, 2002 would have marked the 100th birthday of one of Western Canada's most beloved, exemplary, idiosyncratic and admired citizens, the Hon. J.W. Grant MacEwan. A Century of Grant MacEwan: Selected Writings is published to mark the centenary of the author's birth, and showcases the writing achievements of this remarkable man. From his first foray into historical writing, The Sodbusters (1948), to Watershed: Reflections on Water (2000), this collection offers a fascinating selection drawn from the nearly fifty books that won him a place in hearts and on bookshelves across the Canadian West. From perilous Chilcotin–Klondike cattle drives to the creation of a short-lived republic within the boundaries of Manitoba, A Century of Grant MacEwan is MacEwan at his finest, preserving little-known or neglected nuggets of the past for future generations to read and remember. Through his writing, MacEwan shows us our history.