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Book Synopsis
These memoirs invite the reader to experience the British Columbia that Alex Lord knew. Through his words, we endure the difficulties of travel in this mountainous province.

Trade Review
This book succeeds both as a slice of rural conditions in the past and as a solid contribution to the history of education in British Columbia, and as a result bears the unique attribute of appealing to the casual reader and serious scholar alike. -- Paul J. Stortz * BC Studies *
Lord's strength is that he delightfully conveys a sense of rural life in B.C. and explains the problems associated with establishing an effective educational system in a sparsely settled resource-based frontier. Alex Lord's British Columbia should be of interest to educators and local history buffs; the extensive notes provide a rich source of primary and secondary references for the academic historian. -- Tim Dunn * Historical Studies in Education *

Table of Contents

Illustrations

Maps

Acknowledgments

Editor's Introduction

1. North of Fifty-Three

2. Northern Interior Episodes

3. Politics and Personalities

4. 'Dig Yourselves Out'

5. By River to Quesnel

6. Peace River Memories

7. Isolation in the Charlottes

8. Chilcotin Country

9. Kelowna Beginnings

10. The View from Headquarters

11. Losers and Winners

Notes

Index

Alex Lords British Columbia

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      Publisher University of British Columbia Press
      Published 1 January 1991
      ISBN-13 9780774803816
      978-0774803816
      ISBN-10 0774803819
      Also in:
      History of education

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      These memoirs invite the reader to experience the British Columbia that Alex Lord knew. Through his words, we endure the difficulties of travel in this mountainous province.

      Trade Review
      This book succeeds both as a slice of rural conditions in the past and as a solid contribution to the history of education in British Columbia, and as a result bears the unique attribute of appealing to the casual reader and serious scholar alike. -- Paul J. Stortz * BC Studies *
      Lord's strength is that he delightfully conveys a sense of rural life in B.C. and explains the problems associated with establishing an effective educational system in a sparsely settled resource-based frontier. Alex Lord's British Columbia should be of interest to educators and local history buffs; the extensive notes provide a rich source of primary and secondary references for the academic historian. -- Tim Dunn * Historical Studies in Education *

      Table of Contents

      Illustrations

      Maps

      Acknowledgments

      Editor's Introduction

      1. North of Fifty-Three

      2. Northern Interior Episodes

      3. Politics and Personalities

      4. 'Dig Yourselves Out'

      5. By River to Quesnel

      6. Peace River Memories

      7. Isolation in the Charlottes

      8. Chilcotin Country

      9. Kelowna Beginnings

      10. The View from Headquarters

      11. Losers and Winners

      Notes

      Index

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