Main entry:

Cherrington, John A.

Title & Author:

The Fraser Valley : a history / John A. Cherrington.

Publication:

Madeira Park, B.C. : Harbour Pub., ©1992.

Description:

391 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-383) and index.
1. The river people -- 2. The Odyssey of Simon Fraser -- 3. The birth of Fort Langley -- 4. Lonely outpost of Empire -- 5. The world of James Murray Yale -- 6. Gold Rush -- 7. The Sappers of Stump City -- 8. Telegraph trail -- 9. Struggles of the soil -- 10. Railway boom -- 11. The golden years -- 12. For king and country -- 13. Flivvers, flappers, and jitneys -- 14. Depression -- 15. War and flood -- 16. Town planners and sasquatches -- 17. Wither a valley.

Summary:

"This book overviews the history of the region extending from Hope to the mouth of the Fraser River, excluding the broad Burrard plateau comprising Burnaby and Vancouver."--Note to the reader.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

1550170686
9781550170689

Subject:

Fraser River Valley (B.C.) History.
Fraser River Valley (B.C.) History Pictorial works.
Fraser, Vallée du (C.-B.) Histoire.
Fraser, Vallée du (C.-B.) Histoire Ouvrages illustrés.
British Columbia Fraser River Valley
Canada, British Columbia History.

Form/genre:

Histories.
History
Illustrated works

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 121979
Call No.: ID FC3845.F73 C5 CAN; ID:95-B2418
Status: Available