Story Behind Alberta Names: How Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Got Their Names

by Harry M. Sanders

For Albertans -- and for that matter, all Canadians -- the name of this western province is inseparable from the maverick attitude it connotes. Alberta conjures images of honest, backbreaking work, free from the restraints of propriety and status found in older settled lands. As with the province, the names of its cities and towns, villages and hamlets reveal attitudes, values, history and geographical connections. Focusing not just on basic facts,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889952566
• ISBN13: 9780889952560
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Red Deer Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.5"