The Vancouver Island Letters of Edmund Hope Verney

The Vancouver Island Letters of Edmund Hope Verney
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Publisher : UBC Press
Total Pages : 326
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ISBN-10 : 9780774842570
ISBN-13 : 0774842571
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Book Synopsis The Vancouver Island Letters of Edmund Hope Verney by : Allan Pritchard

Download or read book The Vancouver Island Letters of Edmund Hope Verney written by Allan Pritchard and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.'


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