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The Forgotten Side of the Border: |
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Contains 248 pages, and includes 40 black and white photographs, index,
map and bibliographical information. Priced at $19.95 |
The Crowsnest Pass and
the Elk Valley are part of a geographic region that stretches from Calgary,
Alberta to Cranbrook, British Columbia to Spokane, Washington. Yet the
economy, politics and social structure of the region have always set it
apart from its neighbours in Alberta, the United States and the rest of
British Columbia. Consequently, the often unique historical experience
of the area is usually neglected by writers of B.C. history.
Locally, much physical evidence of the past has recently been lost. Newer residents and tourists are presented with few reminders of what once occurred and who once lived in these narrow valleys. With more than forty photographs-many published for the first time-The
Forgotten Side of the Border is a collection of memoirs and
articles on topics both familiar and forgotten, delightful and disconcerting.
Topics include the champion Fernie Swastikas, the internment camp of
World War One, rumrunners, and the Ghostrider of Hosmer Mountain. The
book provides a glimpse into the lives of the people of the Elk Valley
and the Crowsnest Pass that will surprise even those most familiar with
the history of the area. The BC Historical News noted: "We
are greatly indebted to this group [of writers] and to their editors
for this compilation."
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Forgotten Side of the Border: Contents Part One: The Valley and the Pass An Impossible Curse: The Ghostrider on Hosmer Mountain -Noel Ratch Part Two: Historic Communities Teenager at Crowsnest: A Memoir -Fred Persello |
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