© 2008 Andrew Gow and Julie Rak for the introduction

All stories © estate of Nello Vernon-Wood

Published by AU Press, Athabasca University

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Wood, Tex, 1882–1978

Mountain masculinity : the life and writing of Nello “Tex” Vernon-Wood in the Canadian Rockies, 1906–1938 / edited and introduced by Andrew Gow and Julie Rak ; with Harry W. Gow and John R. Gow. Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-1-897425-02-2 Issued also in electronic format.

1. Vernon-Wood, Tex, 1882–1978. 2. Outdoor life-Rocky Mountains, Canadian (B.C. and Alta.).-3. Frontier and pioneer life-Rocky Mountains, Canadian (B.C. and Alta.). 4. Rocky Mountains, Canadian (B.C. and Alta.). ln literature. 5. Canada, Western-In literature. 6. Outdoor writers-Alberta-Biography. 7. Hunting guides-Alberta-Biography. 8. Banff Region (Alta.)-Biography. I. Gow, Andrew Colin II. Rak, Julie, 1966- III. Gow, Harry W. IV. Gow, John R. V. Title.

FC218.W66M68 2008971.23'302092C2008-902081-2

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