Author: AUDAIN, JAMES [GUY PAYNE]
Title: From Coalmine to Castle - the Story of the Dunsmuirs of Vancouver Island
Description: New York: Pageant Press, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. 213 pages. Eight pages of photographic plates. "A true saga of the New World is the story of the Dunsmuirs of Vancouver Island. No history of British Columbia, no references to older days, no account of the 'good old times' could possibly be complete without a story of the famous family whose members helped found the Province, and whose adventures in life brought them wealth, power, and social position." - page 1. Author was the grandson of James Dunsmuir. Lowther indicates publication of this title was withdrawn in consequence of legal action. Bit of writing stroked out atop front free endpaper otherewise unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Dust jacket not included. A worthy reading copy. WHALE 36, LOWTHER 1948, KENT p.37.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; James Robert Joan Dunsmuir family Vancouver Island Coal Mining History Nanaimo Wellington Mine Railway Craigdarroch Castle Biography. Fair .

Keywords: Canadian