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Author: Ernest G. Mardon
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 437
ISBN-13: 189747217X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis expanded third edition of Community Names of Alberta, gives a comprehensive description of community names of Alberta. Tracing the etymology of Alberta's communities provides a significant historical and cultural insight into Alberta's phases of history. Complete with locations, this book details the origins of community names in Alberta.
Author: Merrily Aubrey
Publisher: Calgary : University of Calgary Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKToponymy, the study of place names, can provide a wealth of interesting information about a particular region. This new abridged volume of Alberta place names includes entries for a select number (about a quarter) of officially named cultural and geographical features in the province. The entries are arranged alphabetically for easy reference and include all incorporated bodies such as cities, towns, villages, summer villages, and rural municipalities; mountains over 3,000 metres; and rivers and major lakes. Information on the background of geographical naming in Canada and Alberta is also included. Illustrated with black and white photographs, Concise Place Names of Alberta is an excellent reference for those who wish to learn about the history and geography of Alberta through its place names.
Author: Aphrodite Karamitsanis
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780919813915
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Author: Aphrodite Karamitsanis
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNarrowing the focus of his Soundings in St. Augustine's Imagination (1994) O'Connell (philosophy, Fordham U.) analyzes three decisive conversions portrayed in the Confessions: the youthful reading of Cicero, that sparked by the platonist books, and the final capitulation in the Milanese garden. He also compares the conversion imagery with that in the Dialogues of Cassicciacum to shed light on the question of two Augustines. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Frances Swyripa
Publisher: Univ. of Manitoba Press
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 0887557201
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStoried Landscapes is a beautifully written, sweeping examination of the evolving identity of major ethno-religious immigrant groups in the Canadian West including Ukrainians, Mennonites, Icelanders, Doukhobors, Germans, Poles, Romanians, Jews, Finns, Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes.
Author: Ernest G. Mardon
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 82
ISBN-13: 1897472234
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a compendium of biographies of those who are considered to be ethnically Mormon in Alberta who were involved in both provincial and federal politics over the past 120 years.
Author: Merrily K. Aubrey
Publisher: University of Alberta
Published: 2004-07-15
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9780888644237
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith over 1300 sites, 300 photographs, and detailed maps, Naming Edmonton gives life to the personal stories and the significant events that mark this city. Use this comprehensive local history as a guide to revisit Edmonton’s streets, parks, neighbourhoods, and bridges in an exploration of the signs of our origins and our times.
Author: Austin Mardon
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 165
ISBN-13: 1897472587
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat's in a Name? explores the nominal backgrounds of many prominent towns, cities and regions in Alberta. It also provides a glimpse into the lives of the many men and women who have participated in Alberta history and molded the political landscape of the places investigated. Members of Parliament, Senators and Judges are catalogued with details about their riding, the party they align themselves with, their occupation and more. This work spans the history of Alberta from its induction into Canada as a province in 1905 to the end of the Social Credit era in 1972.
Author: Hugh Aylmer Dempsey
Publisher: Calgary : Glenbow-Alberta Institute
Published: 1969
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIndian translation and grid zone designations of Alberta cities, towns and villages with Indian place names.
Author: Clara Vyvyan
Publisher: University of Alberta
Published: 2015-01-02
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 1772120901
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1926, two British women came from Cornwall to Edmonton and travelled through northern Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon by rail, sternwheeler, and canoe. For the women, it was a liberating experience, yet Vyvyan's narrative, supported by MacLaren and LaFramboise's insightful editorial work, reveals the imperialist attitudes underlying their travels.
