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AKRIGG, G. P. V British Columbia Chronicle, 1847
Vancouver, BC: Discovery Press, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0919624030. A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar ; DJ chipped and scuffed, some rippling, large chip base of DJ spine ; B&W Illustrations; 439 pages; "Here is the history of British Columbia's most colourful years, those between the drawing of the international boundary and B.C.'s entry into Confederation. Eccentric Captain Grant, the first 'independent' settler, arrives. Coal is found at Nanaimo, and gold in the Queen Charlotte Islands, along the Fraser and Thompson Rivers and, in incredible quantities, in the Cariboo. Missionaries pursue their pious labours, and ........ Royal Marines from China". Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .
Offered for US$ 17.50 by: Ainsworth Books - Book number: 11023
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