British Columbia: Spirit of the People
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British Columbia: Spirit of the People celebrates the province's past, present, and future. The text, by leading historian Dr. Jean Barman, delves into the region's history, from the first humans to arrive in British Columbia twenty thousand years ago to the promises and hopes of the twenty-first century, relating a remarkable story of challenge and achievement.
A rich selection of archival images depicting the province's past is combined with spectacular colour photography by an honour roll of BC's finest photographers capturing the grand diversity of the provincial landscape and the richness of its present-day communities. From the large stretches of open range and grasslands of the Southern Interior, to the rugged geography of the Kootenays and Coast Mountains, to the rural enchantment of the Gulf Islands and the thrill of the province's bustling cities, British Columbia: Spirit of the People shows why BC is truly the Best Place on Earth.
A rich selection of archival images depicting the province's past is combined with spectacular colour photography by an honour roll of BC's finest photographers capturing the grand diversity of the provincial landscape and the richness of its present-day communities. From the large stretches of open range and grasslands of the Southern Interior, to the rugged geography of the Kootenays and Coast Mountains, to the rural enchantment of the Gulf Islands and the thrill of the province's bustling cities, British Columbia: Spirit of the People shows why BC is truly the Best Place on Earth.
LIB.00015
Madeira Park, BC : Harbour Publishing, Inc.
2008
9781550174465;1550174460
Published by arrangement with the Province of British Columbia with thanks to the Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts and BC150
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