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The journal of John Work, a chief-trader of the Hudson's Bay Co. during his expedition from Vancouver to the Flatheads and Blackfeet of the Pacific Northwest, edited, and with an account of the fur trade in the Northwest, and life of Work Work, John, 1792-1861

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"1,000 copies printed. Original mss. in B.C. Archives. Published from a transcript made in the Archives for Professor E.S. Meany. Contents: P.13. Preface.- PP[15]-53. [Phillips, P.C.] The fur trade in the northwest.- pp[551-6g. Life of John Work.- pp[721-176. The journal of John Work. 1831-1832.- Appendix. pp[177]-181. [Two letters of John Work]- P[183] Original letters of John Work to Edward Ermatinger [a list only]- PP[185]-190. A bibliography of the fur trade in the Northwest." -- 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. 326.

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Title	The journal of John Work, a chief-trader of the Hudson's Bay Co. during his expedition from Vancouver to the Flatheads and Blackfeet of the Pacific Northwest, edited, and with an account of the fur trade in the Northwest, and life of Work
Creator	Work, John, 1792-1861
Contributor	Lewis, William S. (William Stanley), 1876-1941; Phillips, Paul C. (Paul Chrisler), 1883-1956
Publisher	Cleveland : Arthur H. Clark Company
Date Issued	1923
Description	"1,000 copies printed. Original mss. in B.C. Archives. Published from a transcript made in the Archives for Professor E.S. Meany. Contents: P.13. Preface.- PP[15]-53. [Phillips, P.C.] The fur trade in the northwest.- pp[551-6g. Life of John Work.- pp[721-176. The journal of John Work. 1831-1832.- Appendix. pp[177]-181. [Two letters of John Work]- P[183] Original letters of John Work to Edward Ermatinger [a list only]- PP[185]-190. A bibliography of the fur trade in the Northwest." -- 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. 326.
Extent	[15]-209 pages : photographs, map ; 25 cm
Subject	Hudson's Bay Company; Fur trade--Northwest, Pacific; Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific; Northwest, Pacific--Description and travel
Genre	Books; Travel literature
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English
Notes	Number 1 in Early Western Journals. Includes index. Other copies :http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3992044
Identifier	F5820.1.W6 L3; II-0620
Collection	British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Series	Early western journals
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5820.1.W6 L3
Date Available	2016-04-27
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=1587105
DOI	10.14288/1.0230525
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.