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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816584703321

Autore

Meggs Geoff <1951->

Titolo

Strange new country : the Fraser River salmon strikes of 1900-1901 and the birth of modern British Columbia / / Geoff Meggs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Madeira Park, British Columbia : , : Harbour Publishing, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-55017-830-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (166 pages)

Disciplina

338.371375609415

Soggetti

Salmon industry - British Columbia

Fraser River (B.C.) History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Vancouver -- Chapter 2: Nelson's Cornet Band -- Chapter 3: Socialist Vancouver -- Chapter 4: Japanese Steveston -- Chapter 5: The 1900 Strike -- Chapter 6: Soldiers of the Queen -- Chapter 7: Civil War -- Chapter 8: The Storm -- Chapter 9: Aftermath -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Index -- Photos.

Sommario/riassunto

A gripping account of a pivotal moment in British Columbia's history.