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• Title:Conrad Kain : letters from a wandering mountain guide, 1906-1933 / edited with an introduction by Zac Robinson ; translated by Maria and John Koch.
  
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• Variant Title:Letters from a wandering mountain guide, 1906-1933.
  
• Author/Creator:Kain, Conrad, 1883-1934.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Koch, W. John.
  Koch, Maria.
  Robinson, Zac, 1975-
  Canadian Electronic Library (Firm)
  Canada Commons: Books & Documents
  Scholars Portal Books: Canadian University Presses 2014
  
• Published/Created:Edmonton, Alberta : The University of Alberta Press, 2014.
  Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014.
  

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  • Call Number: GV199.92.K34
    
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• Library of Congress Subjects:Kain, Conrad, 1883-1934--Correspondence.
  Mountaineering--Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.)
  
• Subject(s):Electronic books.
  Mountaineering guides (Persons)
  Mountaineers
  Mountaineering
  
• Description:1 online resource
  
• Series:Mountain cairns.
  Canadian Electronic Library. Canadian publishers collection.
  
• Terms governing use:Access may be restricted to institutions with a site license.
  
• Summary:"Conrad Kain is a titan amongst climbers in Canada and is well-known in mountaineering circles all over the world. His letters to Amelie Malek--a life-long friend--offer a candid view into the deepest thoughts of the Austrian mountain guide, and are a perfect complement to his autobiography, Where the Clouds Can Go. The 144 letters provide a unique and personal view of what it meant to immigrate to Canada in the early part of the twentieth century. Kain's letters are ordered chronologically with annotations, keeping the sections in English untouched, while those in German have been carefully translated. Historians and mountain culture enthusiasts worldwide will appreciate Kain's genius for description, his passion for nature, his opinions, and his musings about his life."-- Provided by publisher.
  
• Notes:Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library. Canadian publishers collection.
  Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-438) and index.
  Letters translated from the German.
  
• ISBN:9781772120189
  9781772120042
  
• Contents:Introduction: Letters from the Archives
  Part 1: A Young Gauide in Europe, 1906-1909
  Part 2: Your Friend in the Western Woods, 1909-1912
  Part 3: The Wanderer, 1912-1916
  Part 4: With Greetings from Wilmer, 1920-1923
  Epilogue: The Kain-Malek Correspondence / Don Bourdon.