Climber's Paradise
2014 book by PearlAnn Reichwein
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Climber's Paradise: Making Canada's Mountain National Parks, 1906–1974 is a 2014 book by PearlAnn Reichwein. In this book, Reichwein provides a detailed history of the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) and its involvement in the development of Canada's western Rocky Mountain National Parks.[1] Despite its relatively small size, Reichwein shows that the ACC wielded major political influence over recreational and conservation development in western Canada in the early half of the twentieth century.[2] Reichwein uses mountaineering as a device to examine how humans interact with the environment and create cultural meaning.[3]
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| Author | PearlAnn Reichwein |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Mountain Cairns: A series on the history and culture of the Canadian Rocky Mountains |
| Subjects | Mountaineering; National Parks |
| Genre | Environmental History |
| Published | 2014 |
| Publisher | University of Alberta Press |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Pages | 432 |
| ISBN | 978-0-88864-674-3 |
Awards
Climber's Paradise was awarded the 2015 Clio Prize for the best book on the history of the Canadian prairies by the Canadian Historical Association.[4]
