A Question of Justice-1886
A Question of Justice-1886 | Rare and modern books | Crook, Marion
Rare and modern books
Crook, Marion
Crook Publishing,
1985
A Question of Justice-1886
A Question of Justice-1886 | Rare and modern books | Crook, Marion
Rare and modern books
Crook, Marion
Crook Publishing,
1985
79.95 €
(Ladysmith,
Canada)
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Details
- 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
- True
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
