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BC Historical Books

Scouts of empire. The story of the discovery of the great North-West Burpee, Lawrence J. (Lawrence Johnstone), 1873-1946

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"For the general reader. Contents: I. Henry Hudson and the great bay.- II. [Samuel Hearne] The quest of the Copperrnine.- Ill. [La VerendryeJ The discovery of the Rocky Mountains.- IV. [Alexander Mackenzie] Overland to the Pacific.- V. Simon Fraser of New Caledonia.VI. [David Thompson] Twenty-eight years in the wilderness." -- 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. 41.

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