Truax Madelon (4 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Light wear, name plate pasted in. Signed by Madelon Truax.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. If you drew a straight line between Beverlodge Alberta and Prince George, British Columbia - you would mark the trace of the Monkman Pass. First Nations people crossed the Continental Divide, using this route long before Albert Monkman envisaged it in 1897. LEARN more about : Goat's Walk, tag alder, forget-me-nots, Magnus G. Gudlaugson, Aleza Lake, Dave Calliou, Cooking Department, Edson Trail, Chuck Wagon Camp, Dave Sexsmith, and O.H. `Rutabaga' Johnson. One of the authors of this 292 page history actualy crossed on the `highway' (think mountains and muskeg) in 1938. Text assisted by b/w photographs. Front end-paper is a route map. Cond : Paper wrapper is green with white lettering. Cover image is of the world class Monkman Falls. Clean, tight, square, and bright. No names, marks, creases, nor tears. Minimal wear. Collectible ! ! QUote (p. 77) : " Back at the cabin, with the Watts' crew supplies very low since they had already been away a week longer than expected, a decision had to be made. It was decided that two of the men would go on foot to the railway at Hansard, and the rest ._._._. . " Size: 8vo. B/W Photograph (frontispiece) (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. xii, 292 pp. History of the Monkman Pass Highway. Illustrated with b&w photos. Map front endpapers. Covers have some light shelf wear.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages 131-174. Features: Alex Monkman's Dream - transportation through the mountains; Whisky, Horses & Death - the Plains Indian in the Cypress Hills; The Miner's Angel; The Great Creston Bank Robbery; A Just Retribution - The first newspaper headline claimed 45 miners had been massacred by Indians in the Fraser Canyon. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Ad clipped from back cover.…