A British Columbia classic, this book celebrates the pioneer spirit of the northern BC coast and Skeena River watershed. First published in 1958, the book is a story of magnificent individuals, daring deeds, conquests and failures. The land, the people and their common destiny are captured in the author's personal spirit and words. Dr. Large bequeathed his writings to the Museum of Northern British Columbia, which prepared this edition, incorporating many photographs from the Wrathall Collection that document the Skeena ...
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A British Columbia classic, this book celebrates the pioneer spirit of the northern BC coast and Skeena River watershed. First published in 1958, the book is a story of magnificent individuals, daring deeds, conquests and failures. The land, the people and their common destiny are captured in the author's personal spirit and words. Dr. Large bequeathed his writings to the Museum of Northern British Columbia, which prepared this edition, incorporating many photographs from the Wrathall Collection that document the Skeena River area from 1908 to 1960.
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Illustrated by Map Endpapers. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. DJ and boards show shelf wear, with tears, creasing and chipping of DJ. Previous owner's name on front free end paper, gift notation on back of frontispiece; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector.; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 180 pages; "Navigable and ranking secondto the Fraser in importance among the three all-Canadian rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean, the Skeena has long been a main traffic artery into North Central British Columbia." The book goes into the history of the Native peoples of the area, the role of the Collins Overland Telegraph, the gold rush and the era of steamboating.
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Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (History, Canadian History, Geography) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.