Place Names of Alberta, I: Mountains, Parks and Foothills



							Place Names of Alberta Volume I: Mountains, Parks and Foothills Aphrodite Karamitsanis, editor ISBN 0919813739 (vol. I) $29.95 paper ISBN 0919813917 (four volume set) June1991 xxv + 292 pages 10.5 x 8 in. 22 colour photos, 23 b/w photos, 2 maps, biblio. Co-publisher: Alberta Community Development, Friends of Geographical Names of Alberta Society
					About the Book This first in a series of four reference books focuses on Alberta's official geographical place names combining gazetteer and origin information within the mountains, mountain parks, and foothills and is the most current and complete tool regarding this area of the province's toponymy. Place names fascinate everyone, and certainly Alberta has its share of striking and unusual place names. Some evoke an atmosphere, such as "Gloomy Creek" or "Happy Valley"; some are simply descriptive, such as "Castle Mountain" or "Thin Lake." Origins of place names are as diverse as the names themselves and in Place Names of Alberta: Volume I. Mountains, Mountain Parks and Foothills, many of the historical stories will unfold. About the Editor At the time of writing, Aphrodite Karamitsanis was the Geographical Names Programme Coordinator for the Historic Sites Service, Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism, Edmonton, Alberta. For a number of years, she was heard regularly as the "Namedropper" on the "Saturday Morning Show" on CBC radio in Alberta. Other Volumes in the Series Karamitsanis, Aphrodite, editor Place Names of Alberta, Volume II: Southern Alberta Harrison, Tracey, editor Place Names of Alberta, Volume III: Central Alberta Aubrey, Merrily, editor Place Names of Alberta, Vol. IV: Northern Alberta The four volumes may also be ordered together as a set (ISBN 0-919813-91-7 set). Orders For information on how to order this book, please click here.