Audacious and Adamant: The Story of Maverick Alberta

By Aritha van Herk

Beautiful, prosperous, and unpredictable, Alberta has always been the maverick province. Indeed, Albertans pride themselves on their difference. This book tells the story of how this fascinating part of Canada has come to possess the character it does. Through the stories of a host of individuals who together shaped southern Alberta's unruly history, Audacious and Adamant traces the profile of a place both beautiful and contrary.

This is the story of the immigrants and politicians who weathered dust storms and national policies to forge Alberta's unusual temperament. This is the story of the dancers and wrestlers and artists who depicted Alberta's beauty and demonstrated Alberta's talent. This is the story of the oil men and ranch hands who worked to ensure Alberta's prosperity. This is the story of the dreamers and ne'er-do-wells who refused to follow the rules. This is the story of the winners and losers, mavericks whose determination helped to ferment the astonishing place that Alberta has become.

Softcover, Black & White Photos and Colour Photos, 104 pages

Price: $24.95
ISBN 1-55263-854-5

The Bow: Living With a River

The Bow: Living with a River explores the past, present, and future of the Bow River. It is the story of the river as a sacred place for aboriginal cultures, an inspiration for artists, and a source of water for one third of Alberta's population. Over the past century, the Bow has become Canada's most intensely engineered river. Today, efforts are being made to ensure that the river remains a sustainable resource for generations to come.

The Bow Valley has attracted many artists, each of whom brought their own interpretation and personal meaning to the waterway. Works by artists such a Marmaduke Matthews, Marion Nicoll, A.Y. Jackson, and Ted Godwin illustrate the diversity of feelings the Bow River evokes. This art is complemented by more than 100 historical photographs documenting the natural history and economic development of the river.

Jacketed hardcover, colour and black & white images, 158 pages

Price: $39.95
ISBN 1-55263-634-8

Calgary: Spirit of the West

A History by Hugh A. Dempsey
Combining splendid storytelling with an impressive knowledge of western Canadian history, Hugh Dempsey has created a book as bold and captivating as Calgary itself.

Co-published by Glenbow and Fifth House Publishers

Price: $19.95 Hardcover
ISBN 1895618495

Cowboy Colouring Book

Colour in the life of the western cowboy, as drawn by artist Bert Smith, and learn about ranching customs in the Rocky Mountain foothills.

Price: $7.95 Paperbound
ISBN 1895379385

Letters From An English Rancher

by Claude Gardiner
This collection of letters vividly illustrates early ranch life in Alberta.

Price: $2.00 Paperbound
ISBN 919224822

Heaven is Near the Rocky Mountains

edited by Hugh A. Dempsey
A fascinating collection of writings by Methodist missionary Thomas Woolsey who laboured in Alberta in the years before agricultural settlement.

Price: $4.95 Paperbound
ISBN 91922489X

Ranches Cowboys and Characters: Birth of Alberta's Western Heritage

by Sheilagh Jameson
This short book will introduce and whet your appetite to learn more about ranch life and make you aware of Alberta's heritage.

Price: $4.95 Paperbound
ISBN 919224628

The Reindeer Herders of the Mackenzie Delta

The Reindeer Herders of the Mackenzie Delta tells the story of the Pulk family of Norway and the Binder family of the Canadian Arctic who were joined together in both marriage and in the difficult task of introducing reindeer husbandry to a new country. In this book, Lloyd Binder, the grandson of Mikkel Pulk, one of the first Sami herders, tells the story of his father, Otto Binder, his mother, Ellen Pulk Binder, as well as his own life story - recounting the history, development, challenges, and inevitable failures of reindeer herding over the last century.

Softcover, colour and black & white photos, 80 pages

Price: $21.95
ISBN 1-55263-229-6

Spirit of Joy

This lively collection of anecdotes traces 80 years in the life and times of a remarkable Canadian woman, equally at home in a western saddle or a national boardroom. Joy Harvie Maclaren captures the freshness of growing up in western Canada in the 1920s and 30s, the excitement and poignancy of attending Macdonald College, McGill during the war years, family life in a small Quebec town, the challenge of blindness, and her ongoing interest in aboriginal culture and national affairs. Told with candour and warm good humour, Maclaren's life story stretches across the country with great affection and deep commitment.

Softcover, black & white photos, 190 pages

Price: $24.95
ISBN 1895379571

W.J. Oliver: Life Through A Master's Lens

by Sheilagh Jameson Master photographer W.J. Oliver left a wealth of images, including those of Grey Owl, the Prince of Wales, ranch life in the West, the oil boom, and the National Parks from coast to coast.

Price: $9.95 Paperbound
ISBN 919224393

William Parker: Mounted Policeman

by Hugh A. Dempsey
The letters of this police officer who travelled west with the Force and retired an inspector in 1912 are "the raw material which transformed his colourful storytelling into a valuable source of history."

Price: $4.95 Cloth
ISBN 888300727

A Winter At Fort Macleod

by R.B. Nevitt
A refugee from the Civil War, an original member of the North-West Mounted Police, and a pioneer of medical education in Ontario, Nevitt still found time to write, sketch, and paint engaging watercolours.

Price: $4.95 Cloth
ISBN 771210024