Wonders, Karen. A Sportsman's Eden
Document Type: Journal Articles (2)
Date of Document(s): 1999
Date Range Start : 1829
Date Range End: 1914
Indexing Progress: Finished
Date Range Start : 1829
Date Range End: 1914
Indexing Progress: Finished
Primary or Secondary Source: Secondary Source
Author: Wonders, Karen
Title: A Sportsman's Eden
Journal Title: From Beaver
Date of Publication: Oct/Nov 1999
Volume ID: 79
Issue ID: 5
Location in Work: 26-33
ISBN/ISSN: 0005-7517
Notes: paper and electronic copy/journal article
Abstract: Examines the critical role the pursuit of sport and adventure in defining Canada to the outside world and to the settlement of the Canadian West. Animals that could be found in the northern ranges of Canada's Rocky Mountains; What prevented Western Canada from becoming anything more than a lucrative hunting ground for fur traders; Place that was promoted as a new El Dorado.
Keywords: hunting; history; Canada; environmental conditions
Title: A Sportsman's Eden
Journal Title: From Beaver
Date of Publication: Oct/Nov 1999
Volume ID: 79
Issue ID: 5
Location in Work: 26-33
ISBN/ISSN: 0005-7517
Notes: paper and electronic copy/journal article
Abstract: Examines the critical role the pursuit of sport and adventure in defining Canada to the outside world and to the settlement of the Canadian West. Animals that could be found in the northern ranges of Canada's Rocky Mountains; What prevented Western Canada from becoming anything more than a lucrative hunting ground for fur traders; Place that was promoted as a new El Dorado.
Keywords: hunting; history; Canada; environmental conditions