Hammerstone : A Biography of Hornby Island
by Fletcher, Olivia
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- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1896300456
- ISBN 13
- 9781896300450
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About This Item
Edmonton, AB, Canada: NeWest Publishers, Limited, 2001. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 156 pages including bibliography. A love story between the author and her home, Hammerstone tells the story of Hornby Island - from its molten birth in the South Pacific, to the present. In a carefully woven, eloquent narrative, Fletcher writes of a special island in the Gulf of Georgia on the West Coast of Canada. The story starts nearly 3050 million years ago. It has not ended. "...talk about a fascinating overview of how our West Coast came into being. The findings in Fletcher's deeply researched work are nothing short of mind boggling as she weaves us through the gigantic warps of geologic time." - Bob Fortune, CBC. Small 'discard' rubber stamp atop half-title page else clean , bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy..
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- Title
- Hammerstone : A Biography of Hornby Island
- Author
- Fletcher, Olivia
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1896300456
- ISBN 13
- 9781896300450
- Publisher
- NeWest Publishers, Limited
- Place of Publication
- Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- BRITISH COLUMBIA HISTORY CANADA LOCAL GEOLOGY INDIANS NORTH AMERICA GENERAL NATIVE AMERICAN SCIENCE SOCIAL STUDIES Fletcher, Olivia Hammerstone : A Biography of Hornby Island B.c. Geology Coast Salish Indians 156 pages including bibliography. A love s
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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