Conrad Kain: Letters from a Wandering Mountain Guide, 1906-1933 (Mountain Cairns: A series on the history and culture of the Canadian Rocky Mountains) by Kain, Conrad

University of Alberta Press, 2014. Paperback. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: University Of Alberta Press, 2014. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 25-17-6. In Very Good Condition For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos For More Than 500 Years, The Canadian North Has Captured The Imaginations Of Explorers From All Over The World. As Repelling A Landscape As The North Can Sometimes Be, It Can Also Be Awe-Inspiring And Beautiful. While Mirages, Northern Lights, Perihelia (Mock Suns) And White-Outs Both Confused And Terrified Early Explorers, Pingos, Polygons, Prehistoric Muskoxen And Herds Of Caribou--40,000 To 60,000-Strong--Left Many Of Them Incapable Of Describing What It Was They Saw To People Back Home. In Ten Rivers: Adventure Stories From The Arctic, Award-Winning Writer Ed Struzik Takes The Reader On A Journey Down 10 Rivers In The Canadian North. Along The Way, He Describes The People, The Landscapes, The Wildlife And The History That Has, And Continues To Make This Part Of The World Such An Inspiration To Countless Artists,… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. Conrad Kain's letters provide insights into the life and thoughts of this exemplary Austrian-Canadian mountaineer.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.