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Ottawa: Issued under Direction of Hon. J.A. Calder, Minister of Immigration and Colonization, 1922. Softcover. Good. 40 pp, in original pictorial wrappers, with many illustrations from photographs and 5 colored foldout maps. Rubbing to front cover, lower corner creased throughout, maps with a few small splits at folds, archival tape repair to spine; good. A very detailed guide for potential settlers, offering the usual superlatives, but also specifics about regulations (immigration, customs, homesteading, freight), practical considerations for travel, and statistics on population land prices, costs of improvements and buildings, etc. Separate sections describe the crops and livestock raised, transportation, schools and social conditions, and recreational and scenic offerings of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21705
- Title
- Canada West
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Issued under Direction of Hon. J.A. Calder, Minister of Immigration and Colonization
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Date Published
- 1922
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canada;
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.