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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticHacken, Richard
Title, AnalyticSwiss Mountain Guides in the Canadian Rockies
Journal TitleSwiss American Historical Society Review
Date of PublicationFeb. 2025
Volume ID61
Issue ID1
Location in Work29-39, ill.
URLhttps://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol61/iss1/5/
AbstractIn the 1890s, the Canadian Pacific Railroad hired Swiss mountain guides to ensure the safety of adventurers wanting to climb into the high mountains of British Columbia and Alberta. Traces their history up to the 1950s.
Call NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsSwiss Canadians/ Canada -- History