This reissue of an out-of-print treasure of Canadian literature is one of the best accounts we have of a west coast community. Port Simpson is located just south of the Nass River, an area largely inhabited by the Nisga'a people. In the 1920s, Helen Meilleur attended a one-room school on the Native reserve here, where her father ran the general store. Meilleur combines town history; Indian attacks, gold-seekers, missionaries, visiting royalty, with her personal stories of an exciting childhood in this remote community, ...
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This reissue of an out-of-print treasure of Canadian literature is one of the best accounts we have of a west coast community. Port Simpson is located just south of the Nass River, an area largely inhabited by the Nisga'a people. In the 1920s, Helen Meilleur attended a one-room school on the Native reserve here, where her father ran the general store. Meilleur combines town history; Indian attacks, gold-seekers, missionaries, visiting royalty, with her personal stories of an exciting childhood in this remote community, including her acquaintances with the Native people and travelling to school by steamship.
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Add this copy of Pour of Rain: Stories From a West Coast Fort to cart. $14.00, very good condition, Sold by Bingo Used Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vancouver, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Victoria, British Columbia, Canada: Sono Nis Pr.
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1980, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada: Sono Nis Pr
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Near Fine. Northwest Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, exterior shows very light wear only, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind except for dedication page and last page, with notes on them. 325 pages with b&w photos.
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Good. 0919462634. 270 pages. Index. Bibliography. Black and white photographic plates. "A delightful personal memoir and a well-researched and much needed history of a West Coast fort community."-from back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this substantial work.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; BRITISH COLUMBIA HISTORY HUDSON S BAY COMPANY TRADING POSTS CANADA GENERAL PRE CONFEDERATION 1867 A Pour of Rain: Stories from a West Coast Fort Port Simpson History Hudson's Bay Company.
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