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Crook, Marion

A Question of Justice-1886

Crook Publishing, 1985

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Year of publication
1985
ISBN
0969107161
Place of printing
Canada
Author
Crook, Marion
Publishers
Crook Publishing
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Edition
F First Edition
Keyword
Vancouver - History, Vancouver - Historical Fiction Canadian Literature British, Columbia
Binding description
S Paperback
State of preservation
Very Good
Languages
English
Binding
Softcover
First edition
Yes

Description

[6], 240 pages. Map of early Vancouver. "In 1886 Vancouver teacher Amy MacDonald discovers rifles being smuggled through the city and engages the Royal North West Mounted Police and others to prevent the contraband from reaching Metis rebels in the North West. Life in the city is complicated by the murder of a Metis and the persecution of the Chinese. Within the social limits of the day, she tries to obtain justice." - paraphrased from [3]. A work of historical fiction which describes contemporary methods of logging, the state of the streets, and everyday small facts of life in the Vancouver, B.C. circa 1886. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Hale 871. Book
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