Moon Handbooks: Alberta and the Northwest Territories (3rd Ed.) [Paperback]

Andrew Hempstead (Author)

Book Description

Series: Alberta and the Northwest Territories Handbook, 3rd ed | Publication Date: June 1999

Third revised edition including Nunavut, which separated from the Northwest Territories on 1 April 1999. Covers Canada's Wild West, with its eagles, wolves and polar bears, as well as the world's largest shopping mall, dinosaur fossil beds, golf courses and Banff's mountain film festival. Features 72 maps.

Product Details

• Paperback: 490 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Pub; 3rd edition (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566911443
• ISBN-13: 978-1566911443
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,490,501 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't travel without it!, January 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Alberta and the Northwest Territories (3rd Ed.) (Paperback)

This was an excellent guide for family travel. It provided first rate information on dinosaur adventures in the Red Deer region to Waterton NP to the Canadian Rockies including Banff and Jasper and all points in between. Includes tidbits of local history and written in such a user friendly manner that by the middle of our three week adventure we were fondly refering to it as Mr. Moon, as in, what does Mr. Moon reccommend for dinner. If you are traveling to the Canadian Rockies, the British Colombia guide by this publisher makes an indispensable companion to the Alberta Guide.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An A+ Guide to the Canadian Rockies, April 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Alberta and the Northwest Territories (3rd Ed.) (Paperback)

I couldn't believe all the information that this book contained. It told us of all the great spots in Banff and we didn't miss a one. This was our first time there, but because this book was top notch, we're planning our return within a few months. I would highly recommend this book to anyone traveling in the Canadian Rockies. It's better than the best!!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars Plus!, August 23, 2000

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jessica hamilton (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Alberta and the Northwest Territories (3rd Ed.) (Paperback)

This book and its companion volume to British Columbia are undoubtedly the best travel books I have ever used. I just returned from a two-month trip that took me to the Calgary Stampede, through the Rockies, up to Yellowknife and through British Columbia to Vancouver. Alberta is an amazing place to visit and by buying this book I was able to enjoy it all the more. The author has obviously done his homework and describes the region in a colorful style but also with an incredible amount of detail. By using these books I managed to plan my trip before leaving home, even down to where I wanted to eat. The other guide I had with me was rarely used. I also found local information centers sending me along well worn tourist paths, and while this book covers all of that side of Alberta it also led me away from the masses to areas of equal beauty. I highly recommend this book to anyone planning a trip to Canada!!