Place Names of Alberta, III: Central Alberta



							Place Names of Alberta Volume III: Central Alberta Tracey Harrison, editor ISBN 1895176441 (vol. III) $29.95 paper ISBN 0919813917 (four volume set) March 1994 xxv + 288 pages 10.5 x 8 in. 20 colour, 39 b/w photos, 2 maps, biblio. Co-publisher: Alberta Community Development, Friends of Geographical Names of Alberta Society
					About the Book A must for any namedropper! If you need to know where you are in relation to somewhere else, this is the series for you. The books are more than gazetteers: each place-name entry includes the distance from the nearest well-known populated place as well as the origin, meaning and location of the geographical name. The third in the most complete and current series about Alberta's toponymy, Volume III reveals the fascinating history and unique cultural heritage of central Alberta. There are full colour photographs in each volume. Among the geographical names are many that pay tribute to the individuals and groups who contributed so much of their lives to a variety of enterprises that have made Alberta what it is today. About the Editor Tracey Harrison, former executive director of the Friends of Geographical Names of Alberta Society, has been a toponymic researcher with the Geographical Names Program, Historic Sites and Archives Service, Alberta Community Development, since 1986. Other Volumes in the Series Karamitsanis, Aphrodite, editor Place Names of Alberta, Volume I: Mountains, Parks and Foothills Karamitsanis, Aphrodite, editor Place Names of Alberta, Volume II: Southern Alberta Aubrey, Merrily, editor Place Names of Alberta, Volume 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.