The Beaver Hills country : : a history of land and life / / Graham A. MacDonald.

• Author: MacDonald, Graham, 1944-
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 253 pages) :; illustrations, maps; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book explores a relatively small but interesting and unusual region of Alberta between the North Saskatchewan and the Battle Rivers. The Beaver hills arose where mountain glaciers from the west met continental ice-sheets from the east to create a complex and diverse landscape. MacDonald relates how climate, water levels, wildlife, vegetation, and fire have shaped the possibilities and provided the challenges to the people who have called the region home.

Table of Contents

Introduction: on the name "Beaver Hills" --Chapter 1: the character of the Beaver Hills --Chapter 2: ancient ways between two rivers --Chapter 3: traders, horses, and bison, 1730–1870 --Chapter 4: visions of the Promised Land, 1870–1905 --Chapter 5: conservation, communities and egalitarianism, 1905–1930 --Chapter 6: hard times and good times, 1930–1950 --Chapter 7: postwar urbanism.