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Scenes and studies of savage life Sproat, Gilbert Malcolm, 1832-1913

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"An interesting account of Indian life on the west coast of Vancouver Island, where Malcolm Sproat was a justice of the peace and magistrate from 1863 to 1865." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 37.

"An account of Indian life on the west coast of Vancouver Island, chiefly the period of Sproat's residence in the 1860s. Includes a very brief account of the massacre of the crew of the Boston at Nootka in 1803 as told by an old Indian to W.E. Banfield." -- Strathern, G. M. , & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 278.

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Title	Scenes and studies of savage life
Creator	Sproat, Gilbert Malcolm, 1832-1913
Publisher	London : Smith, Elder and Co.
Date Issued	1868
Description	"An interesting account of Indian life on the west coast of Vancouver Island, where Malcolm Sproat was a justice of the peace and magistrate from 1863 to 1865." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 37. "An account of Indian life on the west coast of Vancouver Island, chiefly the period of Sproat's residence in the 1860s. Includes a very brief account of the massacre of the crew of the Boston at Nootka in 1803 as told by an old Indian to W.E. Banfield." -- Strathern, G. M. , & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 278.
Extent	xii, 317 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
Subject	Indians of North America--British Columbia--Vancouver Island; Nootka Indians; Vancouver Island (B.C.)--Description and travel
Genre	Ethnography; Books
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English ; Wakashan languages ; Nitinat ; Nootka ; Kwakiutl ; Bella Bella ; Heiltsuk ; Haisla ; Chinook jargon ; Ahtena
Notes	Other Copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/185324752
Identifier	E99.N85 S75 1868; I-0313-II-0521
Collection	British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. E99.N85 S75 1868
Date Available	2015-07-29
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.
Catalogue Record	http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=538711
AIP UUID	43806414-a16b-4ffd-a9ee-25c70aad879f
DOI	10.14288/1.0222201
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.