Place of Bows: Exploring the Heritage of the Banff Bow Valley

by E.J. Hart

Learn about Banff history in the book The Place of Bows, which traces the vast epic of human interaction within the Banff-Bow Valley, one of the most glorious mountain landscapes in Earth and a place where different cultures have come together for millennia. It is a story rich in character and often dramatic in events, and helps to shed light on how Banff National Park became such a focus of world attention. For those seeking to understand the contemporary debate over conservation versus development in Canada’s first national park, many of the answers lie within this book.

344 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1999

Reviews

[Tristan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent overview of the initial development of the valley. A bit of a slog at times but glad I read it.