Athabasca Landing - An Illustrated History [Alberta Local History]
by Gregory, David
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0969259301
- ISBN 13
- 9780969259305
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Alberta, Canada: Athabasca Historical Society. Fair. 1986. First Edition. Paperback. 0969259301 . Presents a comprehensive history of Athabasca Landing up to 1921. Chapters include: Indians and Explorers to 1867; Growth of a Fur-trading Post, 1867-1888; Hudson's Bay Company Settlement, 1887-1896; Staging Post for the Klondike, 1897-1898; Paving the Way for Expansion, 1899-1905; Settling the Land - The Homesteading Boom, 1906-1914; Gateway to the North - The Commercial Boom, 1906-1914; Life in a Frontier community, 1906-1914; Crisis and Collapse, 1914-1921; and more. 249 glossy pages profusely illustrated with sepia-tone reproductions of wonderful archival maps, photos, and documents. Index. Footnotes. Bibliography. Gift greetings atop first blank page otherwise unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this particularly excellent local history.; 4to .
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- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 562j0029
- Title
- Athabasca Landing - An Illustrated History [Alberta Local History]
- Author
- Gregory, David
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0969259301
- ISBN 13
- 9780969259305
- Publisher
- Athabasca Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Alberta, Canada
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- 0969259301, Athabasca - history, Athabasca Landing - history, Alberta - local history
- Bookseller catalogs
- Genealogy; Local History; Alberta;
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