Where the Mountains Meet the Prairies: A History of Waterton country (Parks and Heritage)

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Where the Mountains Meet the Prairies reveals the human history of probably the most popular and breathtakingly beautiful national parks in western Canada. The scope of this book is grand; Graham MacDonald takes his audience back to prehistoric times within the Waterton-Glacier area and after all, deposits his readers within the 1990’s park, after a tour covering thousands of years of history. From a discussion of the British naturalist, Charles Waterton, for whom the park used to be named, to explorations of such topics as conservation and ecology, native traditions and treaties, townsite development and the current challenges facing national parks, Graham MacDonald’s study provides a broad interpretive history of this unique area. Far from just providing lovely images, Where the Mountains Meet the Prairies also captures the human component of this special landscape, most colourfully personified by J.G.”Kootenai” Brown, Waterton’s most famous and eccentric personality. Supported by extensive photographic and cartographic material, this book isn’t to be missed by lovers of the unparalleled western landscape and those that wish to know more concerning the people and events that shaped this unbelievable park.
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