For this first Book Tuesday of the Fall season we have another review by VSA member Marian Gibbard.
Enjoy
The Victorian Society of Alberta
Triumph and Tragedy in the Crowsnest Pass
by Diana Wilson, ed.
Published: 2005
Covering the time period: mid 1880’s to 1910’s
The history of railroads and coal mines in the Crowsnest Pass area is a classic blend of Victorian ambition, daring, and social ambitions punctuated at regular intervals with small and large scale disasters and tragedy, all set in the beautiful and rugged landscape of the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
I liked that this book wasn’t over sensationalised or dramatised, and recounted events thoroughly and factually but with evident compassion for the lives of the people impacted. The book provided excellent background information and context for a recent short and unexpected trip to the Crowsnest Pass.
If you are unable to visit the Crowsnest Pass area, or are travelling through and cannot stop, this book will give you a greater appreciation for the recent history and people of the area.
More information and places to visit in the Crowsnest Pass is available at the websites below:
Frank Slide Interpretive Centre:
https://frankslide.ca/
Leitch Collieries Provincial Historic Site:
https://www.leitchcollieries.ca/
Crowsnest Museum in Coleman, Alberta:
https://www.crowsnestmuseum.ca/
Crowsnest Pass History and Heritage
https://www.crowsnestheritage.ca/
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