Old Indian Trails of the Canadian Rockies (Mountain Classics Collection) - Softcover

Mary T.S. Schaffer; Foreword By Janice Sanford Beck

Softcover

ISBN 10: 189476577X ISBN 13: 9781894765770

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books, 2007

Synopsis

Mary T.S. Schaffer was an avid explorer and one of the first non-Native women to venture into the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, where few women or men had gone before. First published in 1911, Old Indian Trails of the Canadian Rockies is Schäffer s story of her adventures in the traditionally male-dominated world of climbing and exploration. It also sheds light on Native and non-Native relations at the early part of the 20th century. Full of daring adventure and romantic depictions of camp life, set against the grand backdrop of Canada s mountain landscapes, the book introduces readers to various characters from the annals of Canadian mountaineering history, including Arthur Philemon Coleman, Billy Warren, Sid Unwin, Bill Peyto and Jimmy Simpson. Old Indian Trails of the Canadian Rockies is certain to entertain and enlighten 21st-century readers, historians, hikers and climbers.

About this title

About the Author:

Mary T.S. Schaffer was an artist, photographer, writer, world traveller and, above all, explorer. She overcame the limited expectations of women at the turn of the 19th century in order to follow her dreams. Although she died in 1937, her story continues to inspire young people, women in particular.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 189476577X
• ISBN 13: 9781894765770
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224