Jasper Park Lodge In the Heart of the Canadian Rockies by Cyndi Smith - 1985

Jasper, Alberta: Private Printing, 1985. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. 87 pp. Trade paperback format. Edge and corner wear with some minor rubbing on the covers and an uncreased spine; previous owner's name inside in faint pencil. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs and a map. This is far more than just the history of a hotel. It is also the story of the coming of the railway to Jasper National Park and the development of tourism, of entrepreneurs with a vision, of wild animals on the doorstep, of the rich and famous, of royalty and movie stars, of courage and dedication in the face of disaster, of live handicaps on the golf course and much, much more... The Chapters are: Grand Schemes for Grand Hotels; Tent City; A Wilderness Retreat Is Built; A Night of Ruin; Royalty and Movie Stars; The Silver Totem Pole; Saddle Sores and Mountain Climbing; Room Service on Two Wheels; Business as Usual; and Into the Eighties and Beyond; followed by an index..

Jasper: Cyndi Smith, 1985. First Edition. Paperback. Good/No Dj. 8vo. pp. 87. ""This is far more than just the history of a hotel. It is also the story of the coming of the railway to Jasper National Park and the development of tourism, of entrepreneurs with a vision, of wild animals on the doorstep, of the rich and famous, of royalty and movie stars, of…