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Overland from Canada to British Columbia Joanne Leduc

Overland from Canada to British Columbia By Joanne Leduc

Overland from Canada to British Columbia by Joanne Leduc


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Overland from Canada to British Columbia Summary

Overland from Canada to British Columbia: By Mr. Thomas McMicking of Queenston, Canada West by Joanne Leduc

Spurred on by reports of gold in the Cariboo, adventurers from all over the world descended on British Columbia in the mid-1800s. Among them were ambitious easterners who accepted the challenge of the shorter but more arduous overland route across the prairies and the Rockies. One such man determined to find his fortune in the West was Thomas McMicking - destined to lead the largest and best organized group of "Overlanders" into British Columbia. His record of their epic journey is a valuable historical document that possesses the universal appeal of an adventure story. McMicking presents a vivid image of the hardships of the overland route, the dangers, both real and imagined - like the apparently threatening Plains Indians who turned out to be "our best friends" - facts about important officials and settlements, and scientific observations of the physical environment. But this is also a very human document that describes a journey of self-discovery revealing a sensitive man's encounter with a bountiful and beautiful yet hostile and alien land.

Overland from Canada to British Columbia Reviews

The result is an excellent contribution to Canadian Studies. McMicking wrote well and was an astute observer. We learn much about prairie transportation, wildlife, and native peoples. Altogether, this is a first-rate contribution. * The Western Historical Quarterly *
This is the book that every historian in B.C. should be forced to read. Although no book or edited text will be perfect to everyone, Overland from Canada comes as close to perfection as any book that this reviewer has seen in more than a year. * Victoria Times-Colonist *
All in all this little book is a valuable contribution to the pioneering and building process as a part of the history of the West. * Nebraska History *

About Joanne Leduc

Joanne Leduc is the great-great-granddaughter of Catherine and Augustus Schubert, who travelled with the McMicking party of Overlanders.

Table of Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

William G.R. Hind: The "Expedition Artist"

A Note on the Text

McMicking's Journal: Overland from Canada

Appendices

1 A Note on the McMicking Family

2 A Note on the Trail

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Additional information

CIN0774803932G
9780774803939
0774803932
Overland from Canada to British Columbia: By Mr. Thomas McMicking of Queenston, Canada West by Joanne Leduc
Used - Good
Paperback
University of British Columbia Press
1981-01-01
165
N/A
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