The Palliser Expedition : An Account Of John Palliser's British North American Exploring Expedition 1857-1860

Spry, Irene M.

Toronto, 1973


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Card covers, 310 pages, 5.25x7.25 in, [13x18.5 cm], B&W illustrations. Originally published in 1963, the present copy a 1973 reprint edition.

Condition

Age-tanned covers and text-block, covers rubbed.

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A historical narrative of John Palliser’s British North American Exploring Expedition (1857–1860), drawing on Palliser’s own accounts to document one of the earliest surveys of the western interior of Canada. The work traces the expedition’s scientific, geographic, and exploratory achievements, including early assessments of prairie environments, Rocky Mountain passes, and the region’s agricultural potential. 

Notes adapted from the publisher's information.

ISBN

0770502873