Overland to Cariboo
Overland to Cariboo

Author: Margaret McNaughton

Publisher:

Published: 1896

Total Pages: 186

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An account of the first overland journey from Fort Garry to the Cariboo. Includes an account of the state of the Cariboo district at the time of writing and biographical sketches of some of those who took part in the arduous trek.

Canada
Canada

Author: John Davenport Rogers

Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : General Microfilm Company

Published: 1911

Total Pages: 320

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Overland from Canada to British Columbia
Overland from Canada to British Columbia

Author: Thomas McMicking

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13:

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Spurred on by reports of gold in the Cariboo, adventurers from all overthe world descended on British Columbia in the mid-1800s. Among themwere ambitious easterners who accepted the challenge of the shorter butmore arduous overland route across the prairies and the Rockies. Onesuch man determined to find his fortune in the West was ThomasMcMicking -- destined to lead the largest and best organized group of'Overlanders' into British Columbia. His record of their epicjourney is a valuable historical document that possesses the universalappeal of an adventure story. McMicking presents a vivid image of thehardships of the overland route, the dangers, both real and imagined --like the apparently threatening Plains Indians who turned out to be'our best friends' -- facts about important officials andsettlements, and scientific observations of the physical environment.But this is also a very human document that describes a journey ofself- discovery revealing a sensitive man's encounter with abountiful and beautiful yet hostile and alien land.

Men and Manliness on the Frontier
Men and Manliness on the Frontier

Author: R. Hogg

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-11-14

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1137284250

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In mid-nineteenth-century Britain, there existed a dominant discourse on what it meant to be a man –denoted by the term 'manliness'. Based on the sociological work of R.W. Connell and others who argue that gender is performative, Robert Hogg asks how British men performed manliness on the colonial frontiers of Queensland and British Columbia.

Western Canada
Western Canada

Author: Hunter Publishing

Publisher: Hunter Publishing, Inc

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9782884521260

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From the ocean and mountain backdrop of Vancouver to the exalting landscapes of the Rockies, from the flower gardens of Victoria to Alberta's barren Badlands, Western Canada epitomises the appeal of the Great Outdoors. Here you will discover rugged crags and mighty rivers, lofty forests and lakes so blue you can hardly believe your eyes. But here, too, is the world's largest shopping mall! This guide explores the highways and byways of British Columbia and Alberta, as well as the capitals of the Prairie Provinces. With a side trip to Seattle, US gateway to the Pacific Northwest.