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Forty years in Canada : reminiscences of the great North-West with some account of his service in South Africa Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919
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"The author, one of the original members of the North-West Mounted Police, was appointed to take charge of a detachment detailed for duty along the C.P.R. construction line in British Columbia. He was also responsible for building a post in the Kootenays in 1887, and was later in command of the Force in the Yukon and British Columbia during the Klondike gold rush. The book briefly covers these activities. Also: New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1915. Also: London, Herbert Jenkins, 1915. Also: Toronto, McClelland, Goodchild, Stewart, 1918." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 177-178.
"This book was printed and bound ready for publication in August, 1914; but was postponed owing to the war. Since then the author has been promoted to the rank of Major-General for distinguished services to Canada." -- Title page.
Item Metadata
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Forty years in Canada : reminiscences of the great North-West with some account of his service in South Africa
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| Publisher |
London : Herbert Jenkins Limited
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| Date Issued |
1915
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| Description |
"The author, one of the original members of the North-West Mounted Police, was appointed to take charge of a detachment detailed for duty along the C.P.R. construction line in British Columbia. He was also responsible for building a post in the Kootenays in 1887, and was later in command of the Force in the Yukon and British Columbia during the Klondike gold rush. The book briefly covers these activities. Also: New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1915. Also: London, Herbert Jenkins, 1915. Also: Toronto, McClelland, Goodchild, Stewart, 1918." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 177-178.
"This book was printed and bound ready for publication in August, 1914; but was postponed owing to the war. Since then the author has been promoted to the rank of Major-General for distinguished services to Canada." -- Title page. |
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xvii, 428 pages : black and white photographs, portraits ; 22 cm
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application/pdf
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| Language |
English
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| Identifier |
FC3217 .S744 1915; I-1625
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Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3217 .S744 1915
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| Date Available |
2017-10-06
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| 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.
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2ade5cf2-688c-4a74-b35f-05edd93be205
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0356574
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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.