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Searching for a Seaport with the 1870s CPR Explorer Surveyors on the Coast of British Columbia
by Sirois, James (Signed); Gough, Barry (Foreword)
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- Very Good
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0968336256
- ISBN 13
- 9780968336250
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About This Item
Canada: Skookum. Very Good. 2011. First Edition. Paperback. 0968336256 . Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. "From 1872-1879 these special men focused their efforts on locating a serviceable rail route across BC through the mountainous barrier of the Pacific Cordillera and down from the 3000-foot high interior plateau to salt water, where they hoped to locate a seaport on a navigable waterway intended for a large volume of commercial and international traffic. Dean Channel led north to an area of land called Kimsquit, which was considered a highly potential location for the west coast terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway." - back cover. 200 pages. Footnotes, bibliography, maps and black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Bit of curl to front cover. A quality copy of this fascinating study. Please note that this is a paperback book.; 4to; Signed by Author .
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- Title
- Searching for a Seaport with the 1870s CPR Explorer Surveyors on the Coast of British Columbia
- Author
- Sirois, James (Signed); Gough, Barry (Foreword)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0968336256
- ISBN 13
- 9780968336250
- Publisher
- Skookum
- Place of Publication
- Canada
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- 0968336256, CPR explorer surveys, Kimsquit, Railroads - British Columbia - surveying - history - 19th century, Canadian Pacific Railway Company - History - 19th century, Surveyors - British Columbia - history, Harbors - British Columbia - history - 19th c
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