Local historian recognized for his historic Rangeland Derby - 100 Years of Chuckwagon Racing at the Calgary Stampede
Glen Mikkelsen’s definitive book on the first 100 years of the Calgary Stampede’s Rangeland Derby chuckwagon races made the short list for this year’s Eric Hoffer Award grand prize.
Illustrated with photographs from the Calgary Stampede archives and based on interviews with chuckwagon drivers and their families and articles from the Calgary Herald and Calgary Sun archives, The Rangeland Derby – 100 Years of Chuckwagon Racing at the Calgary Stampede is a highly entertaining read that has sold thousands of copies.
Based in the United States, the Hoffer awards annually highlight books produced by small, academic and independent publishers.
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