Isbn: 9780921586456 - high slack: waddingtons gold road and the bute inlet massacre of 1864 (transmontanus, 4) (6 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Light wear, mainly to outer edges of pages. Two copies available.

Soft cover. Condición: As New. 1st Edition. In the winter of 1861, Robert Homfray made a perilous journey up Bute Inlet to begin surveying for Alfred Waddington's `gold road', which was to link British Columbia's coast with the Cariboo. It was hoped that the road would open up the territory to gold prospectors and homesteaders; instead, it dead-ended just above Homathko Canyon with the massacre of the road crew sent to build it. The colonial government called it murder; the Tsilhqot'in people called it war. . . 128pp, illustrated. An 'as new' copy - Gift Quality! 128pp, illustrated. ' High Slack' is Number 4 in the Transmontanus series edited by Terry Glavin. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, or via the USPS Media Mail, in card sleeve. From $5.00 to $8.50 depending on exact end weight etc. Media Mail rates in the USA do not apply to Magazines. Those requiring Tracking in Canada will find postage considerably more. Tracking with all shipments to the USA. Image available if required. Overseas orders, Postage, at cost, determined by final weight and destination.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Light wear. Signed by the author.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Condition: 'NF' Notes: Account of a little-known episode in British Columbia history. B+W photos, illustrations.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Transmontanus series 4. 119 pp, index, b/w photos, map. Chilcotin War, the Chilcotin Uprising or the Bute Inlet Massacre was a confrontation in 1864 between members of the Tsilhqot'in people in British Columbia and white road construction workers.