Beyond hope : an illustrated history of the Fraser and Cariboo gold rush /

Gold. With that one little word and its promise of fabulous wealth, people from all parts of the world came to British Columbia in the 1850s and 1860s. Most were ill equipped for the difficult terrain, the icy water, and the inhospitable climate. Some found the motherlode. Others settled for becomin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boissery, Beverley, 1939-
Otros Autores: Short, Bronwyn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto ; Tonawanda, NY : Dundurn Press, ©2003.
Colección:desLibris. Books collection.
Temas:
Frontier and pioneer life > British Columbia > Fraser River Valley > Pictorial works.
Frontier and pioneer life > British Columbia > Cariboo Regional District > Pictorial works.
Vie des pionniers > Colombie-Britannique > Fraser, Vallée du > Ouvrages illustrés.
Vie des pionniers > Colombie-Britannique > Cariboo (District régional) > Ouvrages illustrés.
HISTORY > General.
Frontier and pioneer life
Gold mines and mining
Fraser River Valley (B.C.) > Gold discoveries > Pictorial works.
Fraser River Valley (B.C.) > Gold discoveries.
Cariboo Regional District (B.C.) > Gold discoveries > Pictorial works.
Cariboo Regional District (B.C.) > Gold discoveries.
Fraser, Vallée du (C.-B.) > Découvertes d'or > Ouvrages illustrés.
Cariboo (C.-B. : District régional) > Découvertes d'or > Ouvrages illustrés.
Cariboo (C.-B. : District régional) > Découvertes d'or.
Fraser, Vallée du (C.-B.) > Découvertes d'or.
British Columbia > Cariboo Regional District
British Columbia > Fraser River Valley
Electronic books.
Pictorial works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Gold. With that one little word and its promise of fabulous wealth, people from all parts of the world came to British Columbia in the 1850s and 1860s. Most were ill equipped for the difficult terrain, the icy water, and the inhospitable climate. Some found the motherlode. Others settled for becoming rich merchants. Most became impoverished, and a large number lost their lives. With new roads and new settlers, the gold rush helped build Canada's West. This pictorial history tells the stories of the Fraser and Cariboo gold rush and of the lives involved in that tumultuous but decisive event in.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (99 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-91).
ISBN:155002471X
9781550024715
1417576170
9781417576173
9781770701571
1770701575
9781459712645
1459712641

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