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The land of twelve foot Davis : a history of the Peace River Country / by James G. MacGregor.

Summary:

The Peace River country comprises 25,000 square miles in northern Alberta . "[It] extends three hundred miles, from Hudson Hope [British Columbia] on the west to Slave Lake on the east ... [and stretches] out 150 miles north to Fort Vermilion."--Introd.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 395 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Edmonton : Applied Art Products, ©1952.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. Introductory -- 2. The Peace River Country -- 3. Discovery by the Fur Traders -- 4. Alexander MacKenzie -- 5. The Tramp of Armed Men -- 6. The Forks and Peace River Town -- 7. Duvegan -- 8. Fort St. John -- 9. Duvegan Again -- 10. Missionaries -- 11. Steamboats -- 12. The Athabasca Trail -- 13. Klondikers -- 14. Lesser Slave Lake, Grouard -- 15. Grand Prairie and The Edson Trail -- 16. Land of Friendliness.
Action Note:
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Subject:
Peace River District > History.
Peace River Region (British Columbia and Alberta) > History.
Canada, Alberta > History.
Canada, Alberta, Peace River > History.
Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.) > History.
Genre:
History.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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Lummi Library F 1079 .P3 M33 1952 266078 Stacks Available -