My Heart Soars by George, Chief Dan - 1974

British Columbia, Canada: Hancock House Pub Ltd, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Helmut Hirnschall. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj; 1" tear in the head of the spine of the dj; former owner's name is in ink in the upper corner of the ffep; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Red cloth with embossed lettering on the front board and silver lettering on the spine. 96 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "Dan George, a member of the Co-Salish tribe, was born on the Burrard Reserve in North Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1899. As a child, he lived as his people had always lived, helping his parents to harvest the seafood, the berries and the salmon, preserve it and put it away for winter use. He learned the crafts and traditional ways. Until he was sixteen, he attended St. Paul's Boarding School in North Vancouver, and left to become a logger. Married three years later, he worked as a longshoreman on the Vancouver waterfront and continued until an injury in 1946 made this impossible.......