British Columbia
Land of Promises
Published on 10. March 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-19-541048-8 (ISBN)
Description
Providing a detailed account of the multitude of experiences within British Columbia, this fifth volume in Oxford's acclaimed Illustrated History of Canada series presents a compact narrative survey of British Columbia's economic, political, and social history, generously illustrated with roughly 150 paintings, drawings, and maps that shed their own light on the province's history.
Reviews / Votes
"British Columbia is the fifth in Oxford's splendid Illustrated History of Canada series....At just under 200 pages of richly illustrated text, the book cannot give more than an overview of B.C.'s complex history, but it's a very good overview. All the colourful characters, from Amor de Cosmos to Bill Vander Zalm, are here, and there are some perspectives that are not included in many other history books, such as the idea that the early history ofcontact with the province's native peoples was much more violent than the common myth suggests." Quill & Quire
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
numerous halftones
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 182 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
435 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-541048-8 (9780195410488)
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Persons
Patricia Roy is at University of Victoria. John Thompson is at Duke University, North Carolina.