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Canadian Rockies, The/St. Moritz: Playground in the Alps

• 1997 ----- color ----- 46 min ----- vhs
• (Grand Tour: Legendary Resorts of the World series, Part 2) Built as part of the Trans-Canadian Railroad, Cornelius Van Horn's magnificent hotels in the rugged beauty of the Rockies became a favorite retreat for European nobility and Hollywood stars alike.
• 1997-----color-----46 min-----vhs
• When Johannes Badrutt transformed a run-down pension in the Swiss Alps into the Grand Kulm Hotel, he made St. Moritz into the world's premiere destination for winter fun. Today, the town is an incredible blend of natural beauty, athletic diversions and high society. (Donated by W. A. Douglas Jackson, Canadian Studies)
• Topics: (Architecture, Canadian Studies, Economics, Europe, History: Canadian, History: European, Sociology, Transportation)

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