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British Columbia and Yukon gold hunters : a history in photographs Cover Image Book Book

British Columbia and Yukon gold hunters : a history in photographs / Donald E. Waite ; foreword by Iona Campagnolo.

Waite, Donald E. (Donald Ender), 1944- (author.).

Summary:

In 1851, a twenty-seven-ounce gold nugget was found on Haida Gwaii. Its discovery and the BC rushes that followed - first on the Fraser River in 1858 and then in the Cariboo in 1861 - ushered in an era of gold fever that brought wave after wave of miners to the province. Three decades later, 100,000 souls made their way toward Yukon, caught up in the frenzy of the Klondike gold rush. The stories in this book show to what extent the interiors of British Columbia and Yukon were developed because of the rushes for gold.

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  • ISBN: 9781772030778 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 261 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (chiefly colour), portraits ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: Victoria : Heritage House, 2015.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Subject: Gold mines and mining > British Columbia > History > Pictorial works.
Gold mines and mining > Yukon > History > Pictorial works.
Frontier and pioneer life > British Columbia > Pictorial works.
Frontier and pioneer life > Yukon > Pictorial works.
Cariboo (British Columbia : Regional district) > Gold discoveries > Pictorial works.
Fraser River Region (British Columbia) > Gold discoveries > Pictorial works.
Yukon > Gold discoveries > Pictorial works.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Selkirk College.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Castlegar Campus Library FC 3820 G6 W35 2015 (Text)
Copy: c. 1
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