Robert Brown And The Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition
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Author | : John Hayman |
Publisher | : UBC Press |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780774803953 |
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Robert Brown, a twenty-one-year-old Scotsman, arrived on Vancouver Island in 1863 for the purpose of collecting seeds, roots, and plants for the Botanical Association of Edinburgh. Relations with his employer quickly deteriorated, however, and when the opportunity arose in 1864 to head the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition, Brown eagerly accepted the position as its commander. During the four and a half months of the expedition, Brown kept a journal which is published here for the first time. It is remarkable for its record of life on Vancouver Island over a century ago and its description of the island's pristine wilderness as well as for its proposals for future economic development. The accounts of agricultural settlements at Cowichan, Chemainus, and Comox and of the coal-mining town of Nanaimo are among the earliest available.
Author | : John Hayman |
Publisher | : UBC Press |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2011-11-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0774843071 |
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Robert Brown, a twenty-one-year-old Scotsman, arrived on Vancouver Island in 1863 for the purpose of collecting seeds, roots, and plants for the Botanical Association of Edinburgh. Relations with his employer quickly deteriorated, however, and when the opportunity arose in 1864 to head the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition, Brown eagerly accepted the position as its commander. During the four and a half months of the expedition, Brown kept a journal which is published here for the first time. It is remarkable for its record of life on Vancouver Island over a century ago and its description of the island's pristine wilderness as well as for its proposals for future economic development. The accounts of agricultural settlements at Cowichan, Chemainus, and Comox and of the coal-mining town of Nanaimo are among the earliest available.
Author | : Robert 1842-1895 Brown |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-18 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781019700792 |
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Vancouver Island Exploration 1864 is a detailed account of an expedition to explore the natural resources and geography of Vancouver Island. Written by Robert Brown and the Vancouver Island Exploration Committee, this book provides valuable insights into the early history of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest, as well as the natural wonders of the region. With maps, illustrations, and detailed descriptions of the flora and fauna, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history and natural history of the Pacific Northwest. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : Andrea Judith Walker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Vancouver Island (B.C.) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Robert Brown |
Publisher | : authority of the Government, by Harries |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 1864 |
Genre | : Natural resources |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Canada. Department of Railways and Canals |
Publisher | : Maclean, Roger |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 1880 |
Genre | : Canada |
ISBN | : |
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Describes various explorations in the Prairie Provinces and British Columbia.
Author | : Francess G. Halpenny |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 1346 |
Release | : 1990-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780802034601 |
Download Dictionary of Canadian Biography / Dictionaire Biographique Du Canada Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
These biographies of Canadians are arranged chronologically by date of death. Entries in each volume are listed alphabetically, with bibliographies of source material and an index to names.
Author | : Allan Pritchard |
Publisher | : UBC Press |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2011-11-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0774842571 |
Download The Vancouver Island Letters of Edmund Hope Verney Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
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.'
Author | : Jean Barman |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 333 |
Release | : 2019-03-04 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0773557512 |
Download Iroquois in the West Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Two centuries ago, many hundreds of Iroquois – principally from what is now Kahnawà:ke – left home without leaving behind their ways of life. Recruited to man the large canoes that transported trade goods and animal pelts from and to Montreal, some Iroquois soon returned, while others were enticed ever further west by the rapidly expanding fur trade. Recounting stories of Indigenous self-determination and self-sufficiency, Iroquois in the West tracks four clusters of travellers across time, place, and generations: a band that settled in Montana, another ranging across the American West, others opting for British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest, and a group in Alberta who were evicted when their longtime home became Jasper National Park. Reclaiming slivers of Iroquois knowledge, anecdotes, and memories from the shadows of the past, Jean Barman draws on sources that range from descendants' recollections to fur-trade and government records to travellers' accounts. What becomes clear is that, no matter the places or the circumstances, the Iroquois never abandoned their senses of self. Opening up new ways of thinking about Indigenous peoples through time, Iroquois in the West shares the fascinating adventures of a people who have waited over two hundred years to be heard.
Author | : Michael Layland |
Publisher | : TouchWood Editions |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2013-10-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1771510161 |
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Shortlisted for the 2014 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize Shortlisted for a 2014 BC Book Prize Finalist for the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for Historical Writing Just how, and why, did Vancouver Island get onto the map? How was knowledge of our immediate geography acquired and recorded? With 130 maps, dating between 1593 and 1915, this cartographic history tells the story of how Vancouver Island and the surrounding area came to be mapped. The book shows local cartographic milestones, marking progress in our knowledge through the island’s rich—although comparatively short—recorded history. However, the maps, by themselves and without context, cannot tell the whole story. The accompanying text reveals the motives, constraints, agendas, and intrigues that underpin their making. The narrative, roughly chronological, begins before the arrival of Europeans and concludes at the outset of the First World War and includes an introduction on the history and significance of map-making, as well as an afterword summarizing subsequent cartographic developments. Also included are an index, endnotes, a list of cartographic sources, and a glossary.