With the horses picking up weight and strength all the way; we cantered into Banff on October 24th; 10 weeks after our departure from Lake Louise. Not one horse had been lost; not one had been permanently lamed; in the whole course of what was probably the roughest continuous pack-train journey made in the Rockies since the time of the pioneers. First published in 1925; On the Roof of the Rockies details the amazing efforts undertaken by Lewis Freeman and Byron Harmon to scientifically explore and comprehensively photograph during their 70-day; 500-mile journey the most stunning regions of the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains. With a guide; a wrangler; a cook; 16 horses; two dogs; some carrier pigeons and hundreds of pounds of what was then state-of-the-art photography; moviemaking and radio equipment; the group journeyed through the area contemplating the routes of earlier explorers; facing violent storms and ultimately preserving historic views of pristine wilderness for future generations.
#2141828 in Books State House Press 1998-01-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .25 x 6.00l; .41 #File Name: 1886661030104 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Sam Bell Maxey; a phantom of oral history; suddenly became real when this book was discoveredBy William Leo YatesSam Bell Maxey was an uncle to my paternal Grandmother who spoke often of him and his adventures. He taught her to break her own horses and ride a saddle with a horn--unthinkable for a lady before 1900s. In many ways he was a mentor to her; since her own father was a traveling salesman. She became the first female denist in Lousiana with a cercuit from Homer and a number of small towns including Mendin and to the larger town of Alexandria; Louisiana. Frankly; we grand children thought she was just making up these wild stories about Sam Bell Maxey. Only after I was 75 years old; one of my Cousins; Sidney Farr; an attorney in Houston; Texas sent to me a photo copy of the first chapter of this book; revealing familiar stories our Grandmother had told. His daughter; Nancy acquired a copy in an estate sale and shared it with Sidney. We were both amazed. This is my third copy; which I keep to loan out to friends interested in Cival War history. It is a facinating book. William Leo Yates7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. The Forgotten Western Theater: An Intriguing StoryBy Dr. Victor S. AlpherHaving the good fortune of hearing John C. Waugh at the Austin Civil War Roundtable; I discovered this series "Civil War Campaigns and Commanders." They tend to be rather short; an evening's read...on less frequently treated topics that are quite intriguing. This volume tells the history of battles and participants in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the War of Northern Aggression; with an emphasis on the participation of the "civilized" Indian tribes; mostly located in Oklahoma (Indian Territory); their commanders; and the passing through western commands of many "failures" in eastern theatres of the war.This book includes brief biographies (about 1.5 to two pages) of many interesting officers (Stand Watie; Sam Bell Maxey; Albert Pike; Douglas H. Cooper)--many who were born early in the 1800s; some West Point graduates prior to the beknighted Class of 1846 (which included Thomas J. Jackson); some of whom lived until late in the 19th century and saw America go from the ascendancy of the cotton gin to the Industrial Age!With great accompanying photos; clear maps; and great storytelling; this book will leave you wanting to learn more about this rather neglected region of the war; but one no less important in many regards for the defining of the nation's future than the more well-known battlefields of Virginia; Maryland; and Pennsylvania. Highly recommended!!!!4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Sam Bell Maxey and the Confederate IndiansBy Diane M. NottA side of the civil war in the west that you don't hear about. It is nice to read about the Confederat side in the west. The confederates did treat the indians lots better than the Union side. An excellent story.
