Böcker av Bessie Vroom Ellis

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.

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. This book is a special treat.Hugh A. Dempsey, CM, LLDNoted Canadian HistorianWhen the Work's All Done This Fall is the third volume in the series THE VROOMS OF THE FOOTHILLS by Bessie Vroom Ellis. Illustrated with 7 maps and over 270 photos, the captions are historical vignettes which highlight the many different ways people made a living in the late 19th and early to mid 20th centuries. The photos, which also tell of family fun, hobbies, and passions, are from the collections of descendants of pioneers and homesteaders in southwestern Alberta.