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Article: Mapper of Mountains: M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies, 1902-1930.(Book review)
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- September 1, 2006
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 Arctic Institute of North America of the University of Calgary. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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MAPPER OF MOUNTAINS: M.P. BRIDGLAND IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES 1902-1930. By I.S. MacLAREN, with ERIC HIGGS and GABRIELLE ZEZULKA-MAILLOUX. Edmonton: The University of Alberta Press, 2005. ISBN 0-88864-456-6. xviii + 295 p., maps, b & w illus., appendices, bib., index. Softbound. Cdn$39.95.
I wish I had known more about the remarkable life of Morrison Parsons Bridgland six years ago, when I was completing my history of mountain climbing in Canada. As I have discovered, Bridgland played a major role in the Canadian mountaineering community in the early years of the 20th century and, until now, has been overlooked. He was, as well, one of the most important surveyors ...