Description:
Lantzville, BC: Oolichan Books. Very Good+. 1991. First Edition. Softcover. 0889821038 . Card covers show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; B&W Illustrations; 180 pages; Once, the north coast of British Columbia was dotted with cannery villages. Now only a few plants remain. In Gladys Young Blyth's new history of the northern salmon canning industry, many remarkable photographs- of the canneries, the fish boats, the workers- provide glimpses of by gone days in an industry that has been of vital significance to the development of the province. For each of the thirty-eight canneries on the Nass and Skeena Rivers the author gives a short history, the location, and a physical description of the plant. Her chronology of early- day to present methods of fishing and processing provides the reader with a clear understanding of how the industry functioned. Who were the cannery workers? How did they live in those isolated locations on the B.C. north coast? These and other questions…
Read More Salmon Canneries British Columbia North Coast by Gladys Young Blyth - March 1991
by Gladys Young Blyth
Similar copies are shown below.
Similar copies are shown to the right.
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Salmon Canneries British Columbia North Coast
by Gladys Young Blyth
- Used
- good
- Paperback
Condition< clean copy, worn.
Content: A history of the 38 canneries on the northern coast of British Columbia.
180 pages, photography, line drawings, endnotes, bibliography, index.
Content: A history of the 38 canneries on the northern coast of British Columbia.
180 pages, photography, line drawings, endnotes, bibliography, index.
- Bookseller Sorensen Books : Your Vancouver Island Bookshop (CA)
- Book Condition Used - Good
- Quantity Available 1
- Binding Paperback
- ISBN 10 0889821038
- ISBN 13 9780889821033
- Publisher Oolichan Books
- Place of Publication Lantzville, British Columbia, Canada
- Date Published March 1991
- Keywords Canneries
We have 3 copies available starting at $19.50.
Salmon Canneries British Columbia North Coast
by Blyth, Gladys Young
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780889821033 / 0889821038
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
- Item Price
-
$19.50$5.00 shipping to
Show Details
Item Price
$19.50
$5.00
shipping to
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Salmon Canneries: British Columbia North Coast
by Blyth, Gladys Young
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Very Good.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780889821033 / 0889821038
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
- Item Price
-
$13.50$11.00 shipping to
Show Details
Description:
Canada: Oolichan Books, 1991. Book. Very Good.. Paperback. Very light wear..
Item Price
$13.50
$11.00
shipping to
Salmon Canneries: British Columbia North Coast
by Blyth, Gladys Young
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780889821033 / 0889821038
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
- Item Price
-
$69.95$16.99 shipping to
Show Details
Description:
Canada: Oolichan Books, 1991. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 180 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos, vintage labels, and much more. Provides a short history of thirty-eight canneries on the Nass and Skeena Rivers. Offers a clear understanding of how the industry functioned, who the workers were, and how they lived in such remote locations. Oblong 9"x 8". Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent reference..
Item Price
$69.95
$16.99
shipping to