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Alberta Folklore Quarterly March 1945 Vol. 1 No. 1
1945ref. 711G1645Edmonton Alberta: University of Alberta/Alberta Folklore and Local History Project 1945. Book. Illus. by Low Collin cover art. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This publication "aims to print authentic first hand accounts interpretative of the region and its people; to encourage the collection and preservation of the traditional materials of Alberta; and to help foster a literature indigenous to this part of the Canadian West." - from inside front cover. Contents: The Chinook Yark; Sayings heard in Alberta Ukrainian Homes; Klondikers; A Famous Alberta Yarn - told by Oliver Aldridge son of Mountaineer Bill Aldridge; Potato Bugs; The Edmonton Overland Route to the Yukon; Duhamel Battle River Crossing; Ghosts - Gus Erickson of the Westlock district had problems with them; Bob Edward's version of how Medicine Hat got its name; Bob Edwards and I; A Bob Edwards Yarn about the "Eye-Opener" race of 1906; Some Northern Trails; A Famous Alberta Yarn about a Russian settler who made his own harnesses from rawhide; A Fast Runner - fanciful tale of a young Englishman and his sheep roundup; Attention Alberta Writers - information about the Alberta Folklore and Local History Project; Interesting details of "The Outlaw" an Alberta newspaper in 1896. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. The first issue of this wonderful publication. University of Alberta/Alberta Folklore and Local History Project Paperback
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