In this collection of essays, A.A. den Otter explores the meaning of the concepts "civilizing" and "wilderness" within an 1850s Euro-British North American context. At the time, den Otter argues, these concepts meant something quite different than they do today. Through careful readings and researches of a variety of lesser known individuals and events, den Otter teases out the striking dichotomy between "civilizing" and "wilderness," leading readers to a new understanding of the relationship between newcomers and Native peoples, and the very lands they inhabited. Historians and non-specialists with an interest in western Canadian native, settler, and environmental-economic history will be deeply rewarded by reading Civilizing the Wilderness.
Alexander Galt and his son Elliott worked tirelessly to promote resource exploitation on Canada's vast western plains. Their coal mines in Alberta gave birth to the city of Lethbridge.
This is the 2007 guide to Britain's good food. It features over 1800 selected restaurants - from village inns and small local restaurants to castles and country-house hotels - professionally inspected and awarded from one to five rosettes.
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