Conrad Kain is a titan amongst climbers in Canada and is well-known in mountaineering circles all over the world. His letters to Amelie Malek--a life-long friend--offer a candid view into the deepest thoughts of the Austrian mountain guide, and are a perfect complement to his autobiography, Where the Clouds Can Go. The 144 letters provide a unique and personal view of what it meant to immigrate to Canada in the early part of the twentieth century. Kain's letters are ordered chronologically with annotations, keeping the sections in English untouched, while those in German have been carefully translated. Historians and mountain culture enthusiasts worldwide will appreciate Kain's genius for description, his passion for nature, his opinions, and his musings about his life.--$cProvided by publisher.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-438) and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2014.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 796.522092
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9781772120189 9781772120042
- LCCN
- GV199.92.K34
- LCCN Item number
- A3 2014eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xxxvii, 468 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
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- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00235444 (OCoLC)900244371 (CaOOCEL)449051
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Title proper/short title
- Letters from a wandering mountain guide, 1906-1933
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Title Page 4
- Copyright 5
- Dedication 6
- Contents 8
- Foreword: Conrad Kain, Guide and Mountaineer | Chic Scott 10
- Acknowledgements 14
- Maps 16
- Introduction: Letters from the Archives 22
- Part 1: A Young Gauide in Europe, 1906-1909 40
- Part 2: Your Friend in the Western Woods, 1909-1912 96
- Part 3: The Wanderer, 1912-1916 212
- Part 4: With Greetings from Wilmer, 1920-1923 394
- Epilogue: The Kain-Malek Correspondence | Don Bourdon 460
- Bibliography 468
- Index 478
- About the Editor 508
- Other Titles from University of Alberta Press 509
