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Always an Adventure - An Autobiography (Paperback, New)
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Always an Adventure - An Autobiography (Paperback, New)
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Hugh Dempsey has for decades been one of Alberta's most prolific
and influential public historians. Author of more than twenty
books, he has also been "in on the ground floor" of the development
of many key Alberta institutions, including the Indian Association
of Alberta, the Historical Society of Alberta, and most
importantly, the Glenbow Museum. Now, in his own words, he recounts
his interesting and varied careers as journalist, government
publicity writer, popular historian, archivist and museum
administrator, speaker, and lecturer. Beginning with a compelling
account of his childhood in Edmonton in the 1930s - when his family
was for a time on relief during the Depression - and his 1940s
teenage escapades hitchhiking across the continent, Dempsey's
narrative moves into the frenetic world of post-war urban
journalism. A fateful chance assignment as a reporter for the
Edmonton Bulletin in February 1950 led to his involvement with the
fledgling Indian Association of Alberta, its secretary John Laurie,
president James Gladstone, and Gladstone's daughter Pauline, whom
Dempsey would eventually marry. This in turn led to a strong
interest in Indigenous culture and biography through which Dempsey
was able to combine oral history with scholarly records to produce
historical writing with a broad popular appeal. During the 1950s,
Dempsey helped design early provincial historical recognition
programs and began his lifelong involvement with the Historical
Society of Alberta. In 1956 he joined the Glenbow Foundation (later
Glenbow Museum), where for the next thirty-five years he would play
a crucial part in its growth and reputation for excellence,
designing and managing the Glenbow Archives and eventually serving
as Acting Director of the Museum before retiring in 1991. Written
with the trademark Hugh Dempsey eye for detail and lively anecdote,
this memoir will be essential and enjoyable reading for anyone
interested in Western and Indigenous history and the growth of key
Alberta cultural institutions.
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