Title Lawrence Grassi : from Piedmont to the Rocky Mountains / Elio Costa and Gabriele Scardellato.

Publication Info.	Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015]
	©2015

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Description	1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note	Print version record.
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.
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.
Subject	Grassi, Lawrence, 1890-1980.
	Mountaineers -- Alberta -- Canmore -- Biography.
	Canmore (Alta.) -- Biography.
	Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) -- Biography.
	Grassi, Lawrence, -- 1890-1980.
	Italian Canadians -- Alberta -- Canmore -- Biography.
	BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Sports.
	GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
	TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
Added Author	Scardellato, Gabriele Pietro, 1951- author.
Other Form:	Print version: Costa, Elio, 1939- Lawrence Grassi 9781442648494 (OCoLC)903769649
ISBN	9781442617094 (electronic bk.)
	1442617098 (electronic bk.)

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