The Remarkable Adventures of Portuguese Joe Silvey by Jean Barman - 2004-04-12

Harbour Publishing Company, Limited, 2004. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing. Near Fine. 2004. Softcover. 155017326X . A bright, solid book, like new, B&W photos ; Trade PB; 10.9 X 8.4 X 0.3 inches; 88 pages; "British Columbia is known for the colourful pioneers who helped build and shape the character of this weird but wonderful province. And few were as colourful as Portuguese Joe Silvey - a saloon keeper, whaler and pioneer of seine fishing in British Columbia. From harpooning whales in small open rowboats, to serving up liquor to rambunctious millworkers, to being the first man to have a seine license in BC, Silvey was the Renaissance man of his generation. His friends were many, and included saloon keeper Gassy Jack Deighton for whom Vancouver's Gastown is named, his prestigious grandfather-in-law Chief Kiapilano (of the Capilano Nation) and a remittance man who liked to wear either his wife's clothes or none at all. Historian Jean Barman brings to life the story of Portuguese Joe - the romance, the… Read More

" British Columbia is known for the colorful pioneers who helped build and shape the character of this weird but wonderful province. And few were as colorful as Portuguese Joe Silvey - a saloon keeper, whaler, and pioneer of seine fishing in British Columbia. Born on Pico Island, of Portugal's Azores Islands, sometime between 1830 and 1840, Joseph Silvey began whaling when he was just 12 years old. In 1860, when Silvey came to the BC coast on a whaling schooner, he decided to jump ship to try his hand at gold mining. From harpooning whales in small open rowboats to serving up liquor to rambunctious millworkers, to being the first man to have a seine license in BC, Silvey was the Renaissance man of his generation. His friends were many and included saloon keeper Gassy Jack Deighton for whom Vancouver's Gastown is named, his prestigious grandfather-in-law Chief Kiapilano (of the Capilano Nation), and a remittance man who liked to wear either his wife's clothes or none at all. Although Portuguese Joe and… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Canada: Harbour Pub Co, 2004. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 88 pages. Index. Many interesting black and white photos. "Joe Silvery was a colourful B.C. settler - a saloon keeper, whaler and pioneer of herring seine fishing in the province." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy..

Harbour Publishing. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!