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    British Columbia : its history, people, commerce, industries, and resources. Edited by Ashley G. Brown.

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    • Title:British Columbia : its history, people, commerce, industries, and resources. Edited by Ashley G. Brown.
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    • Author/Creator:Boam, Henry J.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Brown, Ashley, 1881-1957, editor.
      Helen and Philip Akrigg Collection.
      Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection.
    • Published/Created:London : Sells, 1912.

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      • Location:ASRS STORAGE (IKB) (Order via Document Delivery)Where is this?
      • Call Number: F5803 .B6
      • Number of Items:1
      • Status:Available
      • Location:RARE BOOKS & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS medium oversizeWhere is this?
      • Call Number: F5803 .B6
      • Number of Items:5
      • Status:Available
       
    • Library of Congress Subjects:British Columbia.
    • Description:495 pages. illustrations. 31 cm.
    • Series:Heritage Collection.
    • Summary:This work presents a thorough overview of the history of British Columbia, including the province's history and contemporary elements, such as its educational, legal and political systems; its native flora and fauna; its industries and natural resources. The volume also contains numerous photographs of famous residents and landscapes within the province.
    • Additional formats:Available also online.
    • Local note:UBC Library has a copy in the Helen and Philip Akrigg Collection.
      UBC Library has a copy in The Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection.
    • Notes:Includes index.
    • Contents:The History of the Province
      Provincial Administration : Municipal Instititutions / By F. A. McDiarmid
      Finance
      Victoria and Vancouver Island
      Legal : Synopsis of the Laws / By Leo Buchanan
      Education and Ecclesiastical
      The Indians of the Province / By Doctor Edward Sapir
      Climate and Rainfall / By T. S. H. Shearman
      Flora: The Botanical Aspect of the Province / By J. Davidson
      Fauna : Game Resources of the Province / By A. Bryan Williams
      Military and Naval Forces
      Harbours and Shipping
      Vancouver and its Environs
      Police and Fire Brigade
      The Fisheries / From Data supplied by F. H. Cunningham
      Forestry
      Forest Fires / By W. C. Gladwin
      Immigration / From Data supplied by W. D. Scott
      Labour
      Lands
      New Westminster and Westminster District
      Agriculture / By William E. Scott
      Live Stock / By Professor W. T. McDonald
      Dairy Farming / By H. Rive
      Poultry Farming / By J. E. Tekry
      Dry Farming / By John T. Burns
      Irrigation / By H. W. E. Canavan
      Fruit Growing / By R. M. Winslow
      The Yale District
      Mineralogical : Geology / By G. A. Young
      Metalliferous mining / by E. Jacobs
      The Coal Indistry / By Arthur E. Hepburn
      The Kootenays
      Highways / By W.W. Foster
      Trans-Canada Highway / By P. V. Luce
      The Northeern Interior District / By Hugh Savage
      Water Power
      Railways and Railway Development
      The Coast District
      Queen Charlotte Islands
      Health and Hospitals
      The Literature Relating to British Columbia / By Percy Evans Lewin
      The Press
      Sport / By P. H. Morris
      Statistics
      Commerce
      Openings for New Industries
      Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones
      Information for Tourists.
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