Vancouver Island Letters of Edmund Hope Verney
1862-65
Inbunden, Engelska, 1996
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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