The Beaver Hills Country: A History of Land and Life

This book explores a relatively small but interesting and unusual region of Alberta between the North Saskatchewan and the Battle Rivers. The Beaver Hills arose where mountain glaciers from the west met continental ice-sheets from the east. An overview of the hills' geography helps us to see th...

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Main Author: Graham A. MacDonald (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Athabasca University Press 2009
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