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the examiner Friday Nov 1979 11A Oxford announces new series By JOE DARY The Canadian Press new series of picture books each focussing on one geographical area of Canda is to be released this fall by Oxford University Press Included in the series is Chi nook Country Alberta South by Bill Simpkins chief photographer of the Calgary Herald From the opening page show ing the Rocky Mountains in the background part of Calgarys skyline in the centre and field of rapeseed blossoming in the warm Alberta sunshine to the final picture 88 pages later of the Chinook arch over Calgary Simpkins and his camera illus trate life and the scenery of southern Alberta Grant MacEwan former Calgary mayor and Alberta lieiitenantgovernorcalls sou thern Alberta land of bewitching contrasts In the foreword MacEwan touches on many southern Al berta pioneers who collectively developed the area from the Stoney Indians missionary Rev John McDougall and hederick Haultain who was premier of the Northwest Territories until 1905 when Alberta and Saskatchewan entered Confederation but he also touches on the richness of the land itself Simpkins who has been The Heralds chief photographer for three years demonstrates his ability to capture the scene as it exists The first few pages contain pictures of Indian teepees at the Calgary Stampede and at other gatherings in southern Alberta The book then looks at other areas from Whisky Gap near the AlbertaMontana border to cattle ranching and the round ups Simpkins also includes picture of chuckwagon racing at the Stampede as well as some rodeo action from the Stampede and at Drumheller Alta SCENIC VIEWS But Simpkins doesnt stop there He includes scenic pic tures of the Kananaskis County provincial park which adjoins Banff National Park to scenes in Banff and Waterton national parks Some of the scenes in Banff are taken in winter others when the weather is warm The pictures from Waterton are taken in summer since the park is seldom visited furing the win ter unlike its northern relatives of Banff and Jasper Many of the areas depicted are within short drive of Cal gary Writing ideas Author Thomas Thompson poses with copy of his best seller Serpentine during an interview in Los Angeles Thompson is described as newsaholic print junkie who devours every newspaper and magazine he can get his hands on AP Photo Attention examiner Carriers Folly of Boer War described By DAVID SCOTDATKINSON Thomson News Service Book Review On Oct 11 1899 the Boers de clared war on the British in South Africa and the ofttobe repeated cry went up for what seemed to be the first time Home by Christmas Three Christmases would pass to May 11 1902 before the bloodiest of wars to that date would be over The story is incredibly well told after eight years of re search by Thomas Pakenham in The Boer War McGrawllill Ryerson Itd 659 totallywith outasmilc pages $2995 This is the first fullscale documented history of this war to be concluded since 1910 It is of consequent interest and in deed fascination to war histo rians and those whose joys con sists of looking backwards at wars The author is the eldest son of the Earl and Countess of Long ford He lives in Ireland To complete his work which occa sionally reads like novel he has unearthed much new mate rial including the personal pa pers of the British commander inchief Sir Redvers Buller which for some unexplained reason were hidden for decades under billiard table The blunders of generals on both sides and the gallantry of individual soldiers are well por trayed by Pakenham as well as some of the greed behind two of the richest rand millionaires McDonalds IM NEW ORDER FROM McDONAlDS BAYFIELD ST NORTH BARRIE 726212 ASK US ABOUT OUR Cecil Rhodes and Alfred Beir To those who have been within sight of angry men the BIHHDY PAREs book will highlight the engjany human follies perpetrat in war It apparently took war correspondent to rea ize why the British suffered suchthhiAgfh Excnmc officer casualties in Sou rica bee STORE T30R35 Quite simp it was ause they glittered in distinctive uni RINK form They stood out providing DsPENSER the best of targets to Boer marksmen Chaps with hyphens and im peccable pedigrees rushed the scruffy Boers in much the same way they pursued the hunt For their pains they were picked off with rifles using flashless bullets fired by an invisible foe For those anxious to confirm views of the general awfulness of politicians the stupidity of generals and the decency of the ordinary soldier Pakenhams book will do much It is like most academically written war books of course terribly serious CONTEST ENDS NOVEMBER 10 1979 the examiner serving barrie and simcoe county lumenmuseum