Author: Macoun, John
Title: History of the Great North-West; the Field for Investment; the Home of the Emigrant; Being a Full and Complete History of the Country, Its Geography, Area, Situation and Boundaries; Its Early History and Progress; Incidents of the Settlement from the Earliest Period Up to the Present Time; Topography and General Character of the Country-Its Climate, Together, with Tables of Temperature and Climatic Changes; Fuel Supplies-Coal, Timber, Etc; the Soil-Its Wonderful Richness and Fertility; Natural Products-Grains, Fruits, Grasses, and Flowers; Natural History, with Enumerations of Its Mammals, Reptiles, Insects, Birds and Fishes; Stock Raising-Special Advantages and Adaptability; Mineral Resources and Prospects of Development; the Water Supply-Rivers, Lakes, Etc; Steamboat and Interprovincial Communication; the Railway System-Its Rise, Progress and Development; the Indians-Their Past History and Present Status; the Hudson's Bay Company and Its Relations with the Country-Its Past and Present History, Lands and Land Policy; the Government and Railway Lands-Mode of Survey and Laying out Townships, Land Regulations of Each; Advice to Immigrants and Settlers
Description: Guelph, The World Publishing Company, 1882. Leather Bound. pp. (i-v) vi-xxii, 687. Large 8vo. Bound in brown leather with gilt lettering to spine. Profusely illustrated with lithographs and engravings, city and town plans, and maps, including a fold out bird's eye view of Winnipeg, as well as an appendix of statistics of the Dominion of Canada, and an encyclopedia of information in regard to the great north-west. Decorated page ends. Lightest shelfwear, ink inscription to front pastedown, some of the maps have been previously repaired with tape; otherwise, near fine. Includes "Educational and Religious History of Manitoba and the North-West" by George M. Grant, "History of the Roman Catholic Missions in St. Boniface" by Archbishop Tache's Secretary, "Montana and the Bow River District Compared for Grazing Purposes" by Alexander Begg, and "Sketch of the Rise and Progress of Winnipeg" by J.C. McLagan. .
Keywords: Colonialism; progress; genocide; natural history; prairie ecosystem; geography; Hudson's Bay; exploration; settlers;
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Title: History of the Great North-West; the Field for Investment; the Home of the Emigrant; Being a Full and Complete History of the Country, Its Geography, Area, Situation and Boundaries; Its Early History and Progress; Incidents of the Settlement from the Earliest Period Up to the Present Time; Topography and General Character of the Country-Its Climate, Together, with Tables of Temperature and Climatic Changes; Fuel Supplies-Coal, Timber, Etc; the Soil-Its Wonderful Richness and Fertility; Natural Products-Grains, Fruits, Grasses, and Flowers; Natural History, with Enumerations of Its Mammals, Reptiles, Insects, Birds and Fishes; Stock Raising-Special Advantages and Adaptability; Mineral Resources and Prospects of Development; the Water Supply-Rivers, Lakes, Etc; Steamboat and Interprovincial Communication; the Railway System-Its Rise, Progress and Development; the Indians-Their Past History and Present Status; the Hudson's Bay Company and Its Relations with the Country-Its Past and Present History, Lands and Land Policy; the Government and Railway Lands-Mode of Survey and Laying out Townships, Land Regulations of Each; Advice to Immigrants and Settlers
Description: Guelph, The World Publishing Company, 1882. Leather Bound. pp. (i-v) vi-xxii, 687. Large 8vo. Bound in brown leather with gilt lettering to spine. Profusely illustrated with lithographs and engravings, city and town plans, and maps, including a fold out bird's eye view of Winnipeg, as well as an appendix of statistics of the Dominion of Canada, and an encyclopedia of information in regard to the great north-west. Decorated page ends. Lightest shelfwear, ink inscription to front pastedown, some of the maps have been previously repaired with tape; otherwise, near fine. Includes "Educational and Religious History of Manitoba and the North-West" by George M. Grant, "History of the Roman Catholic Missions in St. Boniface" by Archbishop Tache's Secretary, "Montana and the Bow River District Compared for Grazing Purposes" by Alexander Begg, and "Sketch of the Rise and Progress of Winnipeg" by J.C. McLagan. .
Keywords: Colonialism; progress; genocide; natural history; prairie ecosystem; geography; Hudson's Bay; exploration; settlers;
Price: US$ 100.00 Seller: Bison Books
- Book number: 083777
- Book number: 083777
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