British Columbia Place Names
by Akrigg, G. P. V.; Akrigg, Helen B
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British Columbia Place Names: Third Edition, Akrigg, G. P. V.; Akrigg, Helen B. Published by UBC Press, British Columbia, Canada 1997. Third Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 330 pp. Card covers have very light shelf wear and otherwise in unread condition. The authors, historians Philip and Helen Akrigg, spent more than forty years researching BC place names. This invaluable resource contains approximately 2400 place names. Filled with remarkable historical facts, interesting anecdotes, and brief biographical accounts of the characters for which the province's towns, cities, rivers, lakes, mountains, and islands have become namesakes.
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- British Columbia Place Names
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- Akrigg, G. P. V.; Akrigg, Helen B
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