{"product_id":"vancouver-island-and-british-columbia-their-history-resources-and-prospects-classic-reprint","title":"Vancouver Island and British Columbia: Their History, Resources, and Prospects (Classic Reprint)","description":"Excerpt from Vancouver Island and British Columbia: Their History, Resources, and Prospects\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume is the first that has been published in this country containing full and classified information on the various topics relating to the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia. It is hoped that, at the same time, comprehensiveness has not been lost sight of in the grouping of details.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA few other works have already appeared; some Of which give valuable statistics bearing upon the physical and political geography, climatology, ?ora, fauna, and aborigines Of these important dependencies. Some little has also been written on their principal resources; but all the books that have hitherto issued from the English press on the subject put together fail, in the author''s estimation, to exhibit the commercial, timber-exporting, mining, and agricultural capabilities Of the colonies with the minuteness and prominence they merit. Had these points been discussed, however, in the most satisfactory manner, it is now several years since any extended account of Vancouver Island and British Columbia has been sub mitted to the British public, and the progress of these thriving settlements in that brief and eventful interval necessarily renders previous volumes, in many respects, out Of date.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first chapter is in no way essential to the complete ness Of the work. It has, however, been deemed suitable in its present place for the twofold purpose Of conveying some general idea of California, and placing our pending dispute with the American Government on the question Of their occupation Of the island of San Juan in a clear light. Our commercial relations with the State referred to are more intimate than with any other on the Pacific Coast; and as the auriferous mountains of British Columbia are but a continuation of the Sierra Nevada in California, the Colony and the State may be said to be connected by a community of resources. The affair of San Juan has never been fairly stated by the newspaper press of this country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe body of the present work is intended chie?y for the perusal of merchants, statesmen, and intending emigrants; while it is hoped that it will not be found uninteresting to general readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.","brand":"Forgotten Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":39303042498605,"sku":"9780331177534","price":18.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39840755122221,"sku":"9781330408247","price":13.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9781330408247.jpg?v=1735499140","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/vancouver-island-and-british-columbia-their-history-resources-and-prospects-classic-reprint","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}