Author: ANDERSON, R.F.
Title: Pioneer Legacy - Memories of Yesteryear and Today for Tomorrow of Bowden and Districts [Alberta Local History]
Description: Alberta, Canada: Bowden Chamber of Commerce, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Presents the local history of Bowden, Alberta and district, located an hour north of Calgary on highway 2. "It is nearly a century since this part of Central Alberta was first surveyed and since the influx of settlers in the 1890's. Time passes and with it often go the stories of the past. So let us weave our memories into history and let us pray that others, in future times, in this place, will pick up our threads and record in like manner the Legacy of Today." - Foreword. 589 glossy pages profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. One-hundred and forty pages of family histories. Bibliography. Gift greetings atop illustrated front free endpaper otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality copy of this particularly informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Krotki (2nd Edn) 27. ; 4to. Good .

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