British Columbia in the Making 1913
by THORNHILL, John Bensley
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- Hardcover
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Constable & Company, 1913. Hardcover. Good +. xi, [3], 175 p. 21 cm. 12 b&w plates and 5 maps. Green clothhardcover with black and white impressing. Some fading to cloth, long crease on front cover.
"The twentieth century of the world's progress is Canada's, and the Pacific is the Ocean of the Future. Yet, despite the advertising both have received, less is known of them in England and the world generally than is their due" (p. vii). The author seeks to rectify the world's ignorance with this volume describing B.C.'s geography, mines, lumber, fisheries, government, etc. Index and glossary at rear.
"The twentieth century of the world's progress is Canada's, and the Pacific is the Ocean of the Future. Yet, despite the advertising both have received, less is known of them in England and the world generally than is their due" (p. vii). The author seeks to rectify the world's ignorance with this volume describing B.C.'s geography, mines, lumber, fisheries, government, etc. Index and glossary at rear.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 121782
- Title
- British Columbia in the Making 1913
- Author
- THORNHILL, John Bensley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Constable & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- Canadiana, Canada, British Columbia
- Bookseller catalogs
- British Columbia;
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