The Vancouver Island Letters of Edmund Hope Verney 1862-65 |
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| Editor:
| Pritchard, Allan |
| Series title: | The Pioneers of British Columbia Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7748-0573-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1996 |
| Publisher: | University of British Columbia Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.95 |
Book Description:
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This previously unknown collection of letters lets us experience colonial British Columbia through the eyes of a young British naval officer who spent three years on Vancouver Island commanding a Royal Navy gunboat during the Cariboo gold rush.
This previously unknown collection of letters lets us experience colonial British Columbia through the eyes of a young British naval officer who spent three years on Vancouver Island commanding a Royal Navy gunboat during the Cariboo gold rush.