Seven shillings a year : the history of Vancouver Island / Charles Lillard.

Main entry:

Lillard, Charles.

Title & Author:

Seven shillings a year : the history of Vancouver Island / Charles Lillard.

Publication:

Description:

viii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-243) and index.
The west coast people -- Closing the Pacific -- Years of expansion -- Fort Victoria -- Company men -- Hardrock and soft -- Breaking the land -- Manifest destiny -- Rogues, red lights, and rum -- Selling the island -- Industrial convolutions.

Summary:

This is the first book to describe the history of Vancouver Island, beginning with the cultures of the Indians and ending with the Second World War. - Back cover.

ISBN:

0920663036 (pbk.)
9780920663035 (pbk.)

Subject:

Vancouver Island (B.C.) History.
Vancouver, Île de (C.-B.) Histoire.
British Columbia Vancouver Island
Canada, British Columbia History.

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Lehman, Ellen J., 1944- donor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 122789
Call No.: ID CAN; ID:86-B5005
Status: Available

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