This Was the Kootenay
by Graham, Clara
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
British Columbia: Self-Published, 1963. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 270 pages. References. Numerous reproductions of archival black and white photos. Title of the thirty-one chapters include: The David Thompson Party; Fort Kootenay; Gold on Wild Horse; Old Times on Perry Creek; Two Isadores of East Kootenay; International Railway Rivalry; Steamboat Days on Upper Columbia. The North Star Mine; Sullivan Mine Early History; Pierre - Kootenay Indian; Building of the Crowsnest Railway; Early Cranbrook; THe Frank Slide; Fernie; The coming of the Automobile; The Blue Bell Mine; Early Days in Kaslo; Beginnings of Nelson; Rossland Camp; The Salmon-Beaver Valley; The Doukhobors; and many more. Contents moderately toned with age. Heavy external wear and soiling. Usual library markings. Back free endpaper removed. Binding intact. Not pretty but a worthy reading copy. (Hale & Barman #359).
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 664G2939
- Title
- This Was the Kootenay
- Author
- Graham, Clara
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Self-Published
- Place of Publication
- British Columbia
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- Kootenay British Columbia History David Thompson Party; Fort Kootenay; Gold on Wild Horse; Old Times on Perry Creek; Two Isadores of East Kootenay; International Railway Rivalry; Steamboat Days on Upper Columbia. The North Star Mine; Sullivan Mine Early
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native Peoples;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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