Peace River Chronicles : Eighty-one eye-witness accounts from the first exploration in 1793 of the Peace River Region of British Columbia including the Finlay and Parsnip River Basins.

Bowes, Gordon E.

Vancouver, 1974

By Prescott Publishing Company
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Hardcover, 557 pages,6x9.5 in [16x24 cm], tipped-in map attached to back pastedown, B&W photographs.

Condition

Dust Jacket: rubbed, edges worn, chipped, a few closed tears repaired with adhesive tape on verso.

Boards: Covers rubbed and stained, edgeworn along hinges, corners bumped, top edge dust stained, all edges soiled, spine sunned. Name inscription on front free endpaper, text block age tanned.

Notes

Peace River Chronicles traces the exploration and development of the Peace River District of British Columbia from Alexander Mackenzie’s pioneering expedition in 1793 through 1959. It covers the Peace, Finlay, and Parsnip river basins, documenting the region’s early exploration, changing communities, and development. The book is richly supplemented with maps, 40 pages of illustrations, a bibliography, and an index, making it a useful historical record of the region’s transformation over more than 160 years.
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