E. J. Hart
Autor de The selling of Canada: The CPR and the beginnings of Canadian tourism
Sobre El Autor
Obras de E. J. Hart
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Otros nombres
- Hart, E.J. (Ted)
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1946
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- Canada
- Lugares de residencia
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Banff, Alberta, Canada - Educación
- University of Alberta
- Ocupaciones
- Historian
archivist - Organizaciones
- Association of Canadian Archivists
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Miembros
Reseñas
This is a biography of a famous Canadian Rockies guide who guided grom about 1870 to about 1910. The book has very few photos but reveals that Simpson had another life style prior to his settling in the Canadian Rockies.
Writing style of the book is easy to follow and the story is very interesting, especially once Simpson arrives in the banff to Jasper area. The book, in addition to documenting Simpson's life, sheds light on the fifestyle of the people of that area in that era.
Writing style of the book is easy to follow and the story is very interesting, especially once Simpson arrives in the banff to Jasper area. The book, in addition to documenting Simpson's life, sheds light on the fifestyle of the people of that area in that era.
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 17
- Miembros
- 91
- Popularidad
- #204,136
- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 23
- Idiomas
- 1
The book descrives Peyto's deliberation about starting a guide business, the letterhead he would use, the type of clients he would try to cater to, and the appearance he would project to keep and maintain those clients.
The book shows that, unlike most other guides, Peyto was very aware of his image and dressed the part with items shipped in on the railroad. The author used a journal Peyto kept for most of the biography and that makes most of the reading first person and very interesting.… (más)