THE PRIVATE JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN G. H. RICHARDS

Copyright Preface, Introduction, Notes, Appendices © 2012 Linda Dorricott & Deidre Cullon (eds.)

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Frontispiece: Captain George Henry Richards (BC Archives A-03352)

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Richards, George Henry, Sir

The private journal of Captain G.H. Richards [electronic resource] : the Vancouver Island survey (1860-1862) / edited by Linda Dorricott and Deirdre Cullon.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Issued also in an electronic format.

Electronic monograph in HTML format.

EPUB ISBN 978-1-55380-133-7

1. Richards, George Henry, Sir — Travel. 2. Richards, George Henry, Sir — Diary. 3. Vancouver Island (B. C.) — Description and travel. 4. Indians of North America — British Columbia — Vancouver Island. I. Dorricott, Linda II. Cullon, Deidre III. Title.

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