DIGITAL LIBRARY

Delve into the Whyte Museum’s extensive collection through articles, images, oral histories, video, film and audio.

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Jan 302 min

Book Reviews - Ya Ha Tinda: A Home Place & Wild Horses, Wild Wolves: Legends at Risk at the Foot of the Canadian Rockies

Discover the rich history of the Ya Ha Tinda Ranch at the foot of the Canadian Rockies in these must-read book reviews.

Oct 24, 20235 min

Five Fall Books to Add to Your Reading List: The Jon Whyte Award Finalists

Discover this year's Jon Whyte Award finalists for the best fall books to cozy up with, from memoirs to climbing history.

May 18, 20233 min

Book Review - The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane

The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane is a book about a connection to nature, but it’s also about a love of words and language.

Oct 26, 20223 min

Book Review - Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods by Lyndsie Bourgon

Tree Thieves reads like a true crime retelling of a cat-and-mouse investigation – and, when so much is at stake, that’s exactly the point.

Jul 14, 20223 min

Book Review - Daughters of the Deer

Danielle Daniel’s "Daughters of the Deer" is a historical fiction novel inspired by the lives of her ancestors, both Indigenous and French.

Jul 14, 20223 min

Book Review - Paddlenorth

Jennifer Kingsley’s brilliantly written book follows a 2005 trip she and five others took along the Baillie and Back River systems.

Apr 19, 20223 min

Book Review - A Feeling for Rock

A Feeling for Rock is not your typical climbing book. Sarah-Jane Dobner creates an intimate collection of essays, poems, comics, and images.

Apr 19, 20223 min

Book Review - The Strangers

Katherena Vermette’s recent novel follows three generations of women of the Strangers, a Metis family living in Winnipeg.

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