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Singing a Cowboy Song" is Volume 5 in the series THE VROOMS OF THE FOOTHILLS. This book brings to life favourite songs of cowboys and homesteaders. The author weaves her and other's memories into the broader historical narrative. Using photos, Ellis recounts the social history of the settling of southwest Alberta. It was a grand era, the likes of which won't be seen again. Over 300 photos and 5 maps illustrate the stories of 'Nichemoos', wife ...

Singing a Cowboy Song" is Volume 5 in the series THE VROOMS OF THE FOOTHILLS. This book brings to life favourite songs of cowboys and homesteaders. The author weaves her and other's memories into the broader historical narrative. Using photos, Ellis recounts the social history of the settling of southwest Alberta. It was a grand era, the likes of which won't be seen again. Over 300 photos and 5 maps illustrate the stories of 'Nichemoos', wife ...

In THE VROOMS OF THE FOOTHILLS: ADVENTURES OF MY CHILDHOOD, Bessie Vroom vividly recounts growing up on her family's ranch in southwest Alberta. With the towering Rocky Mountains as a backdrop, her stories are full of the hardships and fun of ranch life in the 1920s and 1930s. Illustrated with 8 maps and over 110 photos.

Cowboys & Homesteaders is the second volume in the series THE VROOMS OF THE FOOTHILLS by Bessie Vroom Ellis. This social history tells the fascinating story of the 1885-1914 era when cowboys, settlers and homesteaders poured into western Canada. Illustrated with over 220 photographs and 7 original maps, the stories resonate with the memories of immigrants who came to southwestern Alberta, looking for a better way of life for themselves and the...

History appears in many forms, but one of the best ways of recounting the past is through photographs. They tell a story without words, an event without description, or a landscape without prose. Bessie has done this effectively - daily life, scenes, and special events come to life in a remarkable collection of photographs featuring the foothills and its people. These images are reinforced by extensive captions that tell the story behind them....

Ranching, the Real West is Volume 4 in the series THE VROOMS OF THE FOOTHILLS. Once again and using 5 maps and over 280 photos, Bessie Vroom Ellis vividly illustrates the social history of southwestern Alberta. The captions are memory-filled vignettes highlighting the gritty determination of ranching families and cowboys to tame a new land.The photos recall ranch work, play and perils, stories of the boys who went to War and the fun of a count...