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The Vancouver Island Letters of Edmund Hope Verney: 1862-65 (The Pioneers of British Columbia)

Allan Pritchard

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This previously unknown collection of letters lets us experience colonial British Columbia through the eyes of a young British naval officer who spent three years on Vancouver Island commanding a Royal Navy gunboat during the Cariboo gold rush. A keen observer of life in the new world, Edmund Hope Verney corresponded on a regular basis with his father, a prominent British MP. In his letters, which are filled with lively narration and description, candid commentary, and fascinating personal detail, he talks about having 'the opportunity to observe a colony in [its first] stage of existence' and to 'watch the development of a community.'

Language: English

Pages: 323

Format: Hardcover

Release: May 01, 1996

ISBN 13: 9780774805544

The Vancouver Island Letters of Edmund Hope Verney: 1862-65 (The Pioneers of British Columbia)

Allan Pritchard

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This previously unknown collection of letters lets us experience colonial British Columbia through the eyes of a young British naval officer who spent three years on Vancouver Island commanding a Royal Navy gunboat during the Cariboo gold rush. A keen observer of life in the new world, Edmund Hope Verney corresponded on a regular basis with his father, a prominent British MP. In his letters, which are filled with lively narration and description, candid commentary, and fascinating personal detail, he talks about having 'the opportunity to observe a colony in [its first] stage of existence' and to 'watch the development of a community.'

Language: English

Pages: 323

Format: Hardcover

Release: May 01, 1996

ISBN 13: 9780774805544

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