This Wild Spirit: Women in the Rocky Mountains of Canada

by Colleen Skidmore and Dashka Slater

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In 1912, Mary Vaux, a botanist, glaciologist, painter, and photographer, wrote about her mountain adventures: "A day on the trail, or a scramble over the glacier, or even with a quiet day in camp to get things in order for the morrow's conquests? Some how when once this wild spirit enters the blood...I can hardly wait to be off again." Vaux's compulsion was shared by many women whose intellects, imaginations, and spirits rose to the challenge of the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0888644663

ISBN13:9780888644664

Release Date:June 2006

Publisher:University of Alberta Press

Length:508 Pages

Weight:1.80 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Age Range:18 years and up

Related Subjects

Alberta Americas Biographies Canada Canadian Education & Reference Gay & Lesbian Gender Studies General Historical

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