The Eleventh Report of the Okanagan Historical Society of Vernon, British Columbia, 1945
by Ormsby, Margaret A.; Norris, Leonard; and others
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About This Item
Vernon, British Columbia, Canada: Okanagan Historical Society, 1945. Hardcover edition (scarce thus). 114 pages. Bound in blue cloth, lettered in gilt on front board, numbered '11' on spine. Tiny inkstamp at top corner of front endpaper else a Fine, bright, unblemished copy. A tribute volume to the Society's recently deceased Secretary and Treasurer, Leonard Norris, who would not be lauded today for such views as: "the North American Indians of Canada are a superior people. Too often they are classed by ignorant people with such races as the Japanese, Chinese, Negros and Hindus. These are inferior races . . ." (page 71)..
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- Title
- The Eleventh Report of the Okanagan Historical Society of Vernon, British Columbia, 1945
- Author
- Ormsby, Margaret A.; Norris, Leonard; and others
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Okanagan Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- Canadiana, Canadian History, Canada, British Columbia, B.C., BC, Okanagan, Flags, Big Game, Lord Dufferin, Governor General, Prime Minister, 1876, Manifest Destiny, Margaret Ormsby, Eli Lequime, Glacial Erratic, Coldstream, Callendar Station, Fire Engines
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