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Voices from the Sound Chronicles of Clayoquot Sound and Tofino, 1899-1929
by Horsfield, Margaret
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0969700822
- ISBN 13
- 9780969700821
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Nanaimo, BC: Salal Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969700822 . Only slight wear ; Imprints of the signatures of the local personages above and below an early representations of scenes from the area on front and back end papers. B&W illustrations throughout. ; B&W Illustrations; 365 pages; This history of Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island is made up of the stories of the individuals who settled there, the settlers, sealers, prospectors, natives, schoolchildren and priests among others. "As the sealing industry declined, whaling, logging and fishing began to thrive, steamships from Victoria regularly visited this previously isolated coast." Margaret Horsfield has drawn on letters and historical documents to give these people their voices. .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18854
- Title
- Voices from the Sound Chronicles of Clayoquot Sound and Tofino, 1899-1929
- Author
- Horsfield, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0969700822
- ISBN 13
- 9780969700821
- Publisher
- Salal Books
- Place of Publication
- Nanaimo, BC
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- 0969700822, Whaling, Fishing, Forestry, logging, Sealing
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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