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“roderick george macbeth”

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  • The Romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway

    by Roderick George MacBeth ...
    The fascination for studying the genesis of things that exist seems to be universal. Men have an instinctive and urgent desire to find out how objects that are seen actually originated. Scientists and savages alike, for instance, are still hammering out theories as to the process by which the world was made, though to most of us the most ancient account is adequate. Once I knew an Indian boy on ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police

    by Roderick George MacBeth ...
    pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. A few years ago I was away north of Edmonton on the trail of Alexander Mackenzie, fur trader and explorer, who a century and a quarter before had made the amazing journey from the prairies over the mountains to the Pacific Coast. We looked with something like awe and wonder at the site of the old fort near ... Read more

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  • The romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway

    by Roderick George MacBeth ...
    The Romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway by R. G. MacBeth is a sweeping narrative that chronicles the conception, construction, and enduring legacy of one of the world’s most ambitious railway projects. Set against the vast and varied landscapes of Canada, the book delves into the vision, determination, and ingenuity that transformed a dream into a steel ribbon stretching from the Atlantic to ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

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  • The Early Years of the Northwest Mounted Police of Canada. Illustrated.

    by J G A Creighton ...
    Creighton takes us through the first years of the famous police force in Northwest Canada. This short piece is richly illustrated with sketches by Frederic Remington. ... Read more

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  • Denny's Trek: A Mountie's Memoir of the March West

    A Mountie's Memoir of the March West

    by Cecil E. Denny ...
    Like many other pioneering North West Mounted Police officers, Cecil Denny was a colourful, independent man with a career full of conquests and controversy. He and his comrades played key roles in the taming of Canada's wild and woolly west, and in this compilation of selected writings from his books The Law Marches West and The Riders of the Plains, we get that story straight from the horse's ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • To The Red River and Beyond with People of the Red River

    by Manton Marble ...
    In this clazzic peice, Manton Marble takes us on a trip through the Red River Valley in the mid nineteenth century. For Manton, this is a pleasure trip, and he shows us the joy of the country and the people of the valley as he accompanies a group of prospectors on the way to Frazer River in search of gold. Included are the sketches from the original serialization and a short background piece, "The ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Muleskinner

    The European War of a Niagara Artilleryman

    by William Hesler ...
    Based on the experiences of an ammunition driver in the Canadian Artillery, this book will give the reader a quick understanding of Canadas involvement in World War One. Follow Driver Hesler as he moves up to the line and back during the battles of the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Lens, Passchendaele and the Allied advance during the last hundred days of the war. At each step, the author zooms out to the ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The Ranch on the Cariboo

    by Alan Fry ...
    Series series Classics West Collection
    It was the summer of ’43 on a Cariboo ranch. He was 12 and had to become a man. If you were a man, you could become a cowboy. Join the author on this nostalgic look back on the joys, frustrations and observations of growing up and discovering where he belongs.Excerpt from Eldon Lee's foreword: “This book by Alan Fry is probably the best book ever written on ranch life in the Cariboo. His account ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Klondike Cattle Drive

    by Norman Lee ...
    Series series Classics West Collection
    The latest addition to TouchWood Editions’ Classics West Collection, Klondike Cattle Drive is the colourful tale of a formidable trek undertaken by legendary Cariboo rancher Norman Lee.In 1898, Lee set out to drive 200 head of cattle from his home in the Chilcotin area of B.C. to the Klondike goldfields—a distance of 1,500 miles. He was gambling both his cattle and his life. This is his story, ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Frontier Cowboys and the Great Divide

    Early Ranching in BC and Alberta

    by Ken Mather ...
    Despite being neighbouring provinces with long ranching histories, British Columbia and Alberta saw their ranching techniques develop quite differently. As most ranching styles were based on one of the two dominant styles in use south of the border, BC ranchers tended to adopt the California style whereas Alberta took its lead from Texas. But the different practices actually go back much further. ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Old Bill Miner: Last of the Famous Western Bandits

    Last of the Famous Western Bandits

    by Frank W. Anderson ...
    Bill Miner, the gentleman bandit, enjoyed more popularity in his day than Jesse James or Billy the Kid. He robbed stagecoaches and trains across California, Colorado, Arizona, Georgia, Washington State and British Columbia until just before the First World War, by which point the public actually wanted him to escape the police. Reporters visited him during his time in jail and dubbed him "Old Bill ... Read more

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  • A Story of the West

    by Susan Spence ...
    Matt Daly and his father, John, arrive in Montana Territory driving a herd of Texas longhorns. It is the 1880s and the value of the vast grasslands of the American West has been discovered. The two are eager start a ranch and make their living on the remote frontier. After finding an ideal spot north of the Yellowstone River, they file a homestead claim and begin running cattle on the D Rocking D. ... Read more

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