Skookum publications canada (4 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Good. Light wear. Covers the South Okanagan and Similkameen.

Condición: Very Good. Penticton, BC, Canada: Skookum Publications Ltd., Penticton, BC, Canada, 1991. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A bit of sticker residue top corner of cover otherwise an unmarked copy.-"There are basically six heritage Tours one can follow, each leaving from and returning to Penticton, which is the major urban center of the South Okanagan. Included also are two walking tours by Randy Manuel, which highlight the history of Penticton.". 96 pp.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by author and editor upon title page. "Author spent 35 years seeking out, audio taping, and transcribing interviews with those people who participated in some way in the development of Penticton from a municipality in 1908, to the City of Penticton in 1948, to a vibrant economic and social community in 2008." - Forward. 208 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white and colour reproductions of archival photos. Clean with light wear. A quality copy of this informative local history.; Sm 4to; Signed by Author.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. First Edition. 92 pages. Map. Numerous black and white reproductions of archival black and white photos. "Returns the reader to an era in Canadian history when raising, training, trading and selling, and the general use of horses, were in their last decades of necessity and popularity. The Patterson herds were not animals raised in the neatly fenced paddocks of today. Range bred horses were left in the mountains until maturity, then corralled, castrated and branded. This story deals with these wild horses and the lifestyle of those men who worked with them and depended upon them." - from Introduction. Patterson's family was droughted out of Alberta and travelled by covered wagon to British Columbia to make a new start. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this adventurous depression-era history.…