Hugh A. Dempsey

Author of Crowfoot : chief of the Blackfeet

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Canadian Hugh Dempsey is a historian, editor of Alberta Quarterly, and author of several books on the history of the First Nations of the Plains. He is also the Chief Curator Emeritus of the Glenbow Museum and a member of the Historical Society of Alberta. Dempsey has written Tom Three Persons: show more Legend of an Indian Cowboy and The Amazing Death of Calf Shirt and Other Blackfoot Stories: Three Hundred Years of Blackfoot History. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Hugh A. Dempsey

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Crowfoot : chief of the Blackfeet (1972) 57 copies

Charcoal's World (1978) 42 copies

The Amazing Death of Calf Shirt: And Other Blackfoot Stories (1994) 27 copies

Big Bear: The End of Freedom (1985) 26 copies, 1 review

Indian tribes of Alberta (1994) 26 copies

History in their blood : the Indian portraits of Nicholas de Grandmaison (1982) 23 copies, 1 review

Red Crow, Warrior Chief (1980) 22 copies

With Eagle Tail (1999) 20 copies

The Great Blackfoot Treaties (2015) 18 copies

Firewater: The Impact of the Whiskey Trade on the Blackfoot Nation (2002) 13 copies

The Vengeful Wife and Other Blackfoot Stories (2003) 13 copies

Maskepetoon: Leader, Warrior, Peacemaker (2010) 13 copies

My tribe, the Crees (1994) — Editor — 11 copies

The Wit and Wisdom of Bob Edwards (1976) — Editor — 10 copies

The Lost Lemon Mine: The Greatest Mystery of the Canadian Rockies Frontier Book No. 4 (1991) 9 copies

The CPR West: The iron road and the making of a nation (1984) — Editor — 9 copies

William Parker: Mounted Policeman (1973) — Editor — 9 copies

Blackfoot ghost dance (1968) 8 copies

Indians of the Rocky Mountain parks (1998) 8 copies

Bibliography of the Blackfoot (1989) 7 copies

Napi: The Trickster (2018) 7 copies

Men in scarlet (1974) 6 copies

Treasures of the Glenbow Museum (1991) 6 copies

The Rundle journals, 1840-1848 (1977) — Editor — 6 copies

The Best from Alberta History (1981) 6 copies

Calgary : spirit of the west : a history (1994) 6 copies

Jerry Potts: plainsman (1966) 5 copies

The Gentle Persuader: A Biography of James Gladstone, Indian Senator (1986) 5 copies

Always an adventure an autobiography (2011) 5 copies

Tom Three Persons (1997) 5 copies

Golden Age of the Canadian Cowboy: An Illustrated History (1999) 4 copies

The Best of Bob Edwards (1975) — Editor — 4 copies

A Blackfoot winter count (1996) 4 copies

Christmas in the West (1982) 3 copies

Tailfeathers, Indian artist (1978) 3 copies

Alberta historical review (2000) 3 copies

Indian names for Alberta communities (1987) 3 copies

How to prepare a local history 3 copies

Western alenation in perspective (1981) 2 copies

Die Flucht ins Jenseits (1986) 2 copies

Historic Sites of Alberta (1964) 2 copies

Big Bear: The Man and His People (1984) 2 copies

Hutterites : the Hutterite diamond jubilee 2 copies

A history of Rocky Mountain House, by Hugh A. Dempsey. The excavation and historical identification of Rocky Mountain House, by William C. Noble 1 copy

Historic sites of the Province of Alberta (1952) 1 copy

Jerry Potts Plainsman 1 copy

Alberta History (Volume 26, Number 1 Winter 1978) (1978) 1 copy

Blackfoot Winter Count, The 1 copy

Indian Names for Alberta Communities 1 copy

Tribal honors : a history of the Kainai Chieftainship (1997) 1 copy

Ethnic furniture 1 copy

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The Yellowhead Route (1980) — Introduction — 5 copies

Letters from an English rancher (1988) — Editor — 2 copies

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Legal name: Dempsey, Hugh Alymer
Birthdate: 1929 11-07
Gender: male
Occupations: historian
journalist
Organizations: Historical Society of Alberta
University of Calgary
Edmonton Bulletin
Alberta Government
Indian Association of Alberta
Awards and honors: Order of Canada (1975)
Honorary chief of the Kainai Blackfoot (1967)
Nationality: Canada
Birthplace: Edgerton, Alberta, Canada
Places of residence: Alberta, Canada
Associated Place (for map): Alberta, Canada

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rogerbelling 50 reviews

Big Bear : the end of freedom by Hugh A. Dempsey

Clever blend of historical documentation based material and congenial fiction for the blank spots of the historical record, to make smooth reading throughout. Same technique for which V.S. Naipaul later got a Nobel Prize.

May 24, 2007

Tasman 10 reviews

History In Their Blood by Hugh A. Dempsey