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Fraser Gold 1858! (Hardbound)
The Founding of British Columbia
Netta Sterne
The year 1858 proved to be the most eventful in western Canada as waves of American miners made their way to the Fraser River country, joining hundreds of Indians, Vancouver Island colonists, and former fur trade employees in the gold fields. The newcomers were some of the earliest pioneers of British Columbia. Netta Sterne is a freelance writer living in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Illustrations photographs maps notes bibliography index 6" x 9" 200 pages (1998)
Gold Rush/Northwest History/Canada
Price :
US$14.95
My Heart on the Yukon River (Paperback)
Monique Dykstra
In the summer of 1993, photographer Monique Dykstra and a friend canoed down the Yukon River, traveling nearly 2,000 miles across Canadas Yukon Territory and Alaska. Paddling 30 to 40 miles a day, Dykstra photographed and interviewed the unique individuals she encountered in the sparsely settled wilderness.
Photographs maps 10 1/2" x 9" 136 pages (1997)
Art/Photography/Alaska/Nature/Environment/Essays and Memoirs
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US$24.95
Terra Northwest (Paperback)
Interpreting People and Place
Edited by David H. Stratton
Noted historians from the United States and Canada explore society, culture, and change in the resource-laden Pacific Northwest. Essays examine Spanish exploration of the Northern coast, traditional American Indian religion and worldview, the long-term relationship of a fragile Canadian union with its powerful southern neighbor, unique political and constitutional foundations, World War II black and white immigration, growing up Japanese-American in the 1930s 1940s, women's history, and more.
Illustrations references 6" x9" 208 pages
Canada/Washington/Native American/Northwest History/Northwest Culture
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US$21.95
The Mapmaker's Eye (Paperback)
David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau
Jack Nisbet
Experience the sweep of human and natural history on the Columbia Plateau through the eyes of intrepid explorer and cartographer David Thompson, who established two viable trade routes across the Rocky Mountains in Canada, systematically surveyed the entire 1,250-mile course of the Columbia River, and subsequently distilled his mathematical notations into the first accurate maps of a vast portion of the northwest quadrant of North America.
Illustrations maps notes bibliography index 9 x 10 1/2 192 pages (2005)
Biography/Autobiography/Best Sellers/Pioneers/Adventurers/Native American/Northwest History/Canada/Lewis and Clark
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US$29.95
Unsettled Boundaries (Paperback)
Fraser Gold and the British-American Northwest
Robert E. Ficken
In 1858, thousands of optimistic prospectors crossed into British territory, hoping to strike gold. Faced with brutal weather and a lack of supplies, most returned later that same year. Even so, mining continued until simple fur trading posts were transformed into civilization, making the Fraser River experience one of the major developments in Pacific Northwest history.
Illustrations photographs maps notes bibliography index 6" x 9" 208 pages (2003)
Gold Rush/Northwest History/Canada
Price :
US$19.95
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