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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Elio Costa , Gabriele ScardellatoPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.620kg ISBN: 9781442648494ISBN 10: 144264849 Pages: 328 Publication Date: 07 May 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Beginnings: Falmenta, the Cannobino Valley, and Emigration 2. “Dear Son Write to Me”: Those Left Behind and Life on the North Shore 3. Lawrence Grassi in the Mountains 4. The Trail Maker Epilogue: “A Symbol and a Legend of the Canadian Rockies” Appendix: Letters from the Grassi Collection, in TranslationReviewsMeticulously researched by the authors, both highly qualified academics, this biography reveals much about Grassi and his experiences as a climber and mountain guide, his exquisite trail work and the experience of Italian immigrants of the era. -- Lynn Martel The Alpine Club of Canada Gazette, Winter 2015 'It is a fine book.' -- Editor Alberta History Autumn 2015 """Meticulously researched by the authors, both highly qualified academics, this biography reveals much about Grassi and his experiences as a climber and mountain guide, his exquisite trail work and the experience of Italian immigrants of the era. "" -- Lynn Martel The Alpine Club of Canada Gazette, Winter 2015 'It is a fine book.' -- Editor Alberta History Autumn 2015" Author InformationElio Costa is a professor emeritus in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at York University. Gabriele Scardellato is an associate professor and the Mariano A. Elia Chair in Italian-Canadian Studies at York University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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