Author: PETERSON, JAN
Title: The Albernis 1860-1922 1860-1922
Description: Lantzville, B.C.: Oolichan Books, 1992. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0889821186. "Traces the development of the Alberni Valley from the expeditions of the first explorers and surveyors, to the coming of the missionaries, to the arrival of the pioneer settlers - farmers and miners, then later fishermen and forestry workers. Documents the arrival of the railway, the early history of the fishing industry in Barkley Sound, and the beginning of the forest industry. Tells the stories of many of the colourful citizens of the Albernis, who all dreamed of making Port Alberni a great metropolis, the 'Gateway to the Panama Canal.'" - back cover. 352 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Footnotes. Index. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative and important history. ; 8vo. Good .

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