Business & Economics Environmental Economics
Beyond Hope
An Illustrated History of the Fraser and Cariboo Gold Rush
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2003
- Category
- Environmental Economics, General, General
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459712645
- Publish Date
- Oct 2003
- List Price
- $8.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550024715
- Publish Date
- Oct 2003
- List Price
- $24.99
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Description
Gold. With that one little word and its promise of fabulous wealth, people from all parts of the world came to British Columbia in the 1850s and 1860s. Most were ill equipped for the difficult terrain, the icy water, and the inhospitable climate. Some found the motherlode. Others settled for becoming rich merchants. Most became impoverished, and a large number lost their lives. With new roads and new settlers, the gold rush helped build Canada’s West. This pictorial history tells the stories of the Fraser and Cariboo gold rush and of the lives involved in that tumultuous but decisive event in Canadian history.
About the authors
Dr. Beverley Boissery is a historian and the author of three works of non-fiction: A Deep Sense of Wrong, Uncertain Justice, and Beyond Hope. Her children's novel Sophie's Rebellion was released in 2005 to critical acclaim. Boissery lives in Vancouver with her quiet cat and rambunctious friends.
Beverley Boissery's profile page
Beverley, Bronwyn Short was born and raised in New South Wales, Australia where she studied and taught history. She now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia where she writes and edits women's studies.
