Author: Peter Grant. Published by Altitude Publishing, Canmore, Alberta, 1995, 1st Edition. Printed in Canada by Friesens Printers, Altona, Manitoba. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with slight cover curl.
VICTORIA: A History in Photographs, uses more than 140 archival photographs, and an informative easy-to-read text, to tells the city’s story in compelling visual fashion, making this a keepsake for visitors and residents alike.
DID YOU KNOW? James Douglas described Victoria, British Columbia, as a perfect Eden when the Hudson’s Bay Company first set up its trade depot in what was then Fort Victoria. A few years later, more than 30,000 miners arrived, hoping to find their own Eden in a rich gold strike that set the stage for the tiny settlement’s growth into the vibrant city that Victoria has become.
