Mountain Masculinity
The Life and Writing of Nello “Tex” Vernon-Wood in the Canadian Rockies, 1906-1938
Distributed for Athabasca University Press
Mountain Masculinity
The Life and Writing of Nello “Tex” Vernon-Wood in the Canadian Rockies, 1906-1938
226 pages
Table of Contents
Foreword by Ted Bishop
Introduction by Andrew Gow and Julie Rak
1. Fifth Avenue Pilgrims Amid the Goats. The Sportsman, February 1930, 63 and 102
2. This Guiding Game. The Sportsman, April 1930, 58-59 and 78.
3. The Last Great Buffalo Drive. The Sportsman, June 1930, 75, 86 and 88.
4. William, Prepare My Barth. The Sportsman, July 1930, 55 and 78.
5. Us Winter Sports. The Sportsman, January 1931, 44-45.
6. Rams. The Sportsman, April 1931, 67-68.
7. Tepee Tales. The Sportsman, September 1931, 52-54 and 58.
8. An Early Ski Attempt on Mt. Ptarmigan. Canadian Alpine Journal, vol. 21 (1932), 135-137.
9. Pipestone Letters No. 1. Hunting and Fishing, September 1932, 16.
10. An’ All We Do Is Hunt. The National Sportsman, March 1933, 10-11.
11. The Latest From Pipestone. A Pipestone Letter. Hunting and Fishing, February 1934, 11.
12. Dried Spinach or Moose Steak? A Pipestone Letter. Hunting and Fishing, June 1935, 11.
13. Tex Reads His Permit. A Pipestone Letter. Hunting and Fishing, August 1935, 13.
14. The Guide Knows Everything. The National Sportsman, June 1936, 14-15.
15. Tex: Gentleman’s Gentleman. A Pipestone Letter. Hunting and Fishing, August 1936, 14.
16. It’s Good to Be Alive. The National Sportsman, September 1936, 16-17.
17. Tex Takes A Trophy. A Pipestone Letter. Hunting and Fishing, October 1936, 7.
18. Sawback Cleans a Laker. Another Pipestone Letter. Hunting and Fishing, December 1936, 12.
19. Sawback Changes His Mind. Another Pipestone Letter. Hunting and Fishing, April 1937, 9.
20. Tex Tangles With Horribilis. Another Pipestone Letter. Hunting and Fishin
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