Between Heaven and Balmoral: A History of Cary Castle British Columbia's First Government House 1860-1899

by Robert Ratcliffe Taylor

In 1860, Cary Castle was built by George Hunter Cary in Victoria, the bustling Gold Rush capital of Vancouver Island. Cary was the brilliant "Boy Attorney-General," unethical, unpopular and mentally disturbed-one of the colony's vivid early characters.

In 1865 Governor Arthur Kennedy forced the parsimonious Legislative Assembly to purchase the mansion as Vancouver Island's Government House. After 1871, it became the vice-regal residence of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1039184537
• ISBN13: 9781039184534
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: FriesenPress
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.0"