The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names: A Complete Reference Gto Coastal British Columbia (First Edition)
Language: English
Published by Harbour, Madeira Park, BC, 2009
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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The only defect to this otherwise pristine volume is a small dent to the rear cover and corresponding place on the dust jacket. Names alphabetically arranged. 659 pages with a few colour photos in the introduction, otherwise small B&W illustrations of some of the locations. Heavy, and may require additional postage depending on destination.
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- Title
- The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names: A Complete Reference Gto Coastal British Columbia (First Edition)
- Author
- Scott, Andrew
- Publisher
- Harbour, Madeira Park, BC
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- Near Fine Plus
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine Plus
- Binding
- Hard Cover in Dust Jacket
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1550174843
- ISBN 13
- 9781550174847
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- Seller catalogs
- Vancouver Island & BC Coast
Winner of the 2009 Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for Historical Writing
In 1909 Captain John T. Walbran published one of the most beloved and enduring of all BC books, British Columbia Coast Names. Harbour Publishing celebrates the hundredth anniversary of that landmark work by presenting the first book to update Walbran's classic, Andrew Scott's Raincoast Place Names. Like its progenitor, Raincoast Place Names is much more than simply a catalogue of name origins because it tells the often fascinating stories behind the names and in so doing serves as a history of the region in capsule form. It is also a monumental work, twice the size of Walbran's and including more than three times as many places. Four thousand entries consider, in intriguing detail, the stories behind over five thousand place names: how they were discovered, who named them and why, and what the names reveal. It describes the original First Nations cultures, the heroics of the 18th-century explorers and fur traders, the gruelling survey and settlement efforts of the 19th century, the lives of colonial officials, missionaries, gold seekers and homesteaders, and the histories of nearly every important vessel to sail or cruise the coast.
The book also examines--for the first time--the rich heritage of BC place names added in the 20th century. These new entries reflect the world of the steamship era, the ships and skippers of the Union and Princess lines, the heroes of the two World Wars and the sealing fleet, Esquimalt's naval base and BC's fishing, canning, mining and logging industries.
Richly illustrated with photos and maps, this book is an essential reference work, a must-have guide for boaters and mariners and a standard companion for anyone interested in BC history. It also makes a fine shelf-mate for the Encyclopedia of British Columbia.
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