Diamond Hitch: The Pioneer Guides and Outfitters of Banff and Jasper traces the development of the tourist trade as it developed in Banff and Jasper in the late 1800s.
As the tourist trade developed in Banff and Jasper in the late 1800s, a special breed of men emerged to lead wealthy, latter-day explorers into the Canadian Rockies wilderness. These guides and outfitters were often as undisciplined and unkempt as their clients were refined and polished. But together this unlikely alliance forged the last chapter in the history of exploration of the Canadian Rockies. Hart's Diamond Hitch describes the colourful lives and times of such men as Tom Wilson, Bill Peyto, Jimmy Simpson, the Brewster brothers, Fred Stephens, and Curly Phillips the true mountain men of the Canadian west.
About Summerthought Publishing: Summerthought was founded in 1971 in Banff with the publication of the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide. We remain a vibrant, proudly independent Banff publisher producing books about the Canadian Rockies. Our writers and illustrators are all locals, mostly experts in their fields, and our books are printed here in Canada.
