Author: Gavin Hainsworth
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1770701907
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
From prospectors to politicians, promoters to profiteers, New Westminster’s known them all. It is Western Canada’s oldest city, aptly named by Queen Victoria as the first capital of the new colony of British Columbia. On the mighty Fraser River, it has survived gold rushes, loss of capital status, fire, flood, the Depression, and two world wars. This collection of illuminating black and white photographs, artwork, and text shows how its tenacious citizens have thrived. It follows the city’s festivals, traditions, organizations, people, and neighbourhoods. The city has both witnessed and been the centre of the fascinating events that shaped B.C. This multifaceted photographic history album depicts almost 150 years of the City of New Westminster.
A New Westminster Album
Author: Gavin Hainsworth
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1770701907
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
From prospectors to politicians, promoters to profiteers, New Westminster’s known them all. It is Western Canada’s oldest city, aptly named by Queen Victoria as the first capital of the new colony of British Columbia. On the mighty Fraser River, it has survived gold rushes, loss of capital status, fire, flood, the Depression, and two world wars. This collection of illuminating black and white photographs, artwork, and text shows how its tenacious citizens have thrived. It follows the city’s festivals, traditions, organizations, people, and neighbourhoods. The city has both witnessed and been the centre of the fascinating events that shaped B.C. This multifaceted photographic history album depicts almost 150 years of the City of New Westminster.
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1770701907
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
From prospectors to politicians, promoters to profiteers, New Westminster’s known them all. It is Western Canada’s oldest city, aptly named by Queen Victoria as the first capital of the new colony of British Columbia. On the mighty Fraser River, it has survived gold rushes, loss of capital status, fire, flood, the Depression, and two world wars. This collection of illuminating black and white photographs, artwork, and text shows how its tenacious citizens have thrived. It follows the city’s festivals, traditions, organizations, people, and neighbourhoods. The city has both witnessed and been the centre of the fascinating events that shaped B.C. This multifaceted photographic history album depicts almost 150 years of the City of New Westminster.
Canadiana
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 558
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 558
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The British Columbia Historical Quarterly
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Category : British Columbia
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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Category : British Columbia
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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The Canadian Historical Review
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Includes section: Recent publications relating to Canada.
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Includes section: Recent publications relating to Canada.
Bibliographie de l'histoire du Québec et du Canada
Author: Paul Aubin
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 768
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 768
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National Union Catalog
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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A Bibliography of British Columbia
Author: Margaret H. Edwards
Publisher: Social Sciences Research Centre University of Victoria
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Publisher: Social Sciences Research Centre University of Victoria
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
The National Union Catalog, 1952-1955 Imprints
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 816
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 816
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The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky
Author: Paul A. Tenkotte
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813159962
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1070
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky is the authoritative reference on the people, places, history, and rich heritage of the Northern Kentucky region. The encyclopedia defines an overlooked region of more than 450,000 residents and celebrates its contributions to agriculture, art, architecture, commerce, education, entertainment, literature, medicine, military, science, and sports. Often referred to as one of the points of the "Golden Triangle" because of its proximity to Lexington and Louisville, Northern Kentucky is made up of eleven counties along the Ohio River: Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Mason, Owen, Pendleton, and Robertson. With more than 2,000 entries, 170 images, and 13 maps, this encyclopedia will help readers appreciate the region's unique history and culture, as well as the role of Northern Kentucky in the larger history of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the nation. • Describes the "Golden Triangle" of Kentucky, an economically prosperous area with high employment, investment, and job-creation rates • Contains entries on institutions of higher learning, including Northern Kentucky University, Thomas More College, and three community and technical colleges • Details the historic cities of Covington, Newport, Bellevue, Dayton, and Ludlow and their renaissance along the shore of the Ohio River • Illustrates the importance of the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport as well as major corporations such as Ashland, Fidelity Investments, Omnicare, Toyota North America, and United States Playing Card
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813159962
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1070
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky is the authoritative reference on the people, places, history, and rich heritage of the Northern Kentucky region. The encyclopedia defines an overlooked region of more than 450,000 residents and celebrates its contributions to agriculture, art, architecture, commerce, education, entertainment, literature, medicine, military, science, and sports. Often referred to as one of the points of the "Golden Triangle" because of its proximity to Lexington and Louisville, Northern Kentucky is made up of eleven counties along the Ohio River: Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Mason, Owen, Pendleton, and Robertson. With more than 2,000 entries, 170 images, and 13 maps, this encyclopedia will help readers appreciate the region's unique history and culture, as well as the role of Northern Kentucky in the larger history of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the nation. • Describes the "Golden Triangle" of Kentucky, an economically prosperous area with high employment, investment, and job-creation rates • Contains entries on institutions of higher learning, including Northern Kentucky University, Thomas More College, and three community and technical colleges • Details the historic cities of Covington, Newport, Bellevue, Dayton, and Ludlow and their renaissance along the shore of the Ohio River • Illustrates the importance of the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport as well as major corporations such as Ashland, Fidelity Investments, Omnicare, Toyota North America, and United States Playing Card