Lawrence Grassi - From Piedmont to the Rocky Mountains

The definitive biography of this Canadian mountain hero, Lawrence Grassi will be essential reading for those interested in the history of immigration, sport, and the Rocky Mountains.

List of contents

Introduction

1. The Beginnings: Falmenta, the Cannobino Valley, and Emigration

2. “Dear Son Write to Me”: Those Left Behind and Life on the North Shore

3. Lawrence Grassi in the Mountains

4. The Trail Maker

Epilogue: “A Symbol and a Legend of the Canadian Rockies”

Appendix: Letters from the Grassi Collection, in Translation

About the author

Elio Costa is a professor emeritus in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at York University.

Summary

The definitive biography of this Canadian mountain hero, Lawrence Grassi will be essential reading for those interested in the history of immigration, sport, and the Rocky Mountains.

Product details

• Authors: Elio Costa, Elio Scardellato Costa, Elio/ Scardellato Costa, Gabriele Scardellato
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2015
• EAN: 9781442648494
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-4849-4
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Other sports disciplines; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous