Wilderness and Waterpower How Banff National Park Became a Hydro-Electric Storage Reservoir |
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| Author:
| Armstrong, Christopher
Nelles, H. V. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55238-634-7 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Calgary Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $41.95 |
Book Description:
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Explores how the need for electricity at the turn of the century affected and shaped Banff National Park. Today's conservationists and energy researchers will find much to think about in this tale of Alberta's early need for electricity, entrepreneurial greed, and debates over aboriginal ownership.
Explores how the need for electricity at the turn of the century affected and shaped Banff National Park. Today's conservationists and energy researchers will find much to think about in this tale of Alberta's early need for electricity, entrepreneurial greed, and debates over aboriginal ownership.