Vancouver Island Letters of Edmund Hope Verney

1862-65

Inbunden, Engelska, 1996

Av Allan Pritchard

1 389 kr

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This previously unknown collection of letters lets us experiencecolonial British Columbia through the eyes of a young British navalofficer who spent three years on Vancouver Island commanding a RoyalNavy gunboat during the Cariboo gold rush.A keen observer of life in the new world, Edmund Hope Verneycorresponded on a regular basis with his father, a prominent BritishMP. In his letters, which are filled with lively narration anddescription, candid commentary, and fascinating personal detail, hetalks about having 'the opportunity to observe a colony in [itsfirst] stage of existence' and to 'watch the development of acommunity.'

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum1996-01-01
  • Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
  • Vikt640 g
  • FormatInbunden
  • SpråkEngelska
  • SeriePioneers of British Columbia
  • Antal sidor323
  • FörlagUniversity of British Columbia Press
  • ISBN9780774805544