Salt Spring The Story of an Island
$14.50 CAD • Used
Light edgewear to card covers ; A bright, solid book ; B&W Illustrations; 8.9 X 5.9 X 0.8 inches; 344 pages; "The largest of BC's southern Gulf Islands, beautiful Salt Spring Island has long been ...
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Light edgewear to card covers ; A bright, solid book ; B&W Illustrations; 8.9 X 5.9 X 0.8 inches; 344 pages; "The largest of BC's southern Gulf Islands, beautiful Salt Spring Island has long been a favoured holiday destination and a prized real-estate area for those in search of an idyllic rural residence. Because of the island's rugged geography, the early story of Salt Spring is largely the story of hard-working people in small isolated communities industriously carving farms out of rough terrain. Many of the settlers who followed came to find a place where they could live their lives free of the constraints of most societies. This was as true for the African-Americans, many of whom were among the first non-aboriginal settlers to arrive in 1859, as it was for those fleeing conventional middleclass life and for Americans seeking to avoid the Vietnam War. And it's true of almost every new islander who arrives today with a unique personal dream." It is also home to a vibrant artistic community.
Product Info
ISBN: 155017262X
ISBN-13: 9781550172621
Publisher: Harbour Publishing
Year: 2001
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
First Edition
Seller Info
AinsworthBooks
Address: #118 6540 Dogwood Drive Chilliwack, British Columbia
Website: https://www.ainsworthbooks.com
Country: Canada
