British Columbia Land of Promises

Name: British Columbia Land of Promises
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ISBN: 9780195410488

ISBN-10: 0195410483

ISBN-13: 9780195410488

Edition: 2005

Authors: Patricia E. Roy, John Herd Thompson

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Providing a detailed account of the multitude of experiences within British Columbia, this fifth volume in Oxford's acclaimed Illustrated History of Canada series presents a compact narrative survey of British Columbia's economic, political, and social history, generously illustrated with roughly 150 paintings, drawings, and maps that shed their own light on the province's history.

Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/21/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Patricia E. Roy is a professor emeritus of the Department of History at the University of Victoria.



Maps


Abbreviations


Introduction: Portraying a Province



Contesting Empires: Prehistory to 1858



A New Colony, a New Province: 1858-1885



Promise and Disappointment: 1885-1914



The Limits of Promise: 1914-1941



The Two Sides of Prosperity: 1941-1972



A New British Columbia? 1972-2004


Notes


Suggestions for Further Reading


Index