Fortune's a River: The Collision of Empires in Northwest America

by Barry M. Gough

Book Overview

Winner of the John Lyman Book Award for best Canadian naval and maritime historyFinalist for the Nereus Writers' Trust Non-fiction AwardFinalist for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, BC Book PrizeLonglisted for the 2007 Victoria Butler Book PrizeHonourable Mention for the Canadian Nautical Research Society's Keith Matthews Award Fortune's a River is the most authoritative and readable account to date of just how British Columbia became British...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550174592
• ISBN13: 9781550174595
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Harbour Publishing
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 9.0" x 6.1"