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The Queen Charlotte Islands: Volume 2: Places and names / Kathleen E. Dalzell.

ISBN: 9781550170115
ISBN: 1550170112
Physical Description: 472 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm.
Edition: First paperback edition.
Publisher: Madeira Park, British Columbia : Harbour, 1993, 1989, 1981.
Copyright: &copy;1973.

Summary:

""An intimate tour of the mystical Charlottes... Again the Charlottes' own historian Kathleen Dalzell brings us the places she knows and loves best in this sequel to The Queen Charlotte Islands Volume 1: 1774–1966. The serious armchair tourist can begin at the northwest tip of the islands and journey in a natural progression—via nearly 2,000 place names and geographical features—around the more than 150 islands which make up the group. For the spot reader, an extensive index enables quick reference to any location, and the many detailed maps assist in pinpointing the sites mentioned in the text. Legends and the author's personal glimpses into events associated with the place names lend warmth and excitement. Here are the fascinating stories of the little-known raising of a 28-foot Spanish cross in 1792 by Jacinto Caamano, life in ancient Haida villages, shipwrecks, and the vanished dreams of early settlers. Hardy fishermen, loggers and ever-optimistic prospectors swarm through the pages, as do surveyors, hydrographers, geologists and anthropologists. A wealth of history and romance invite the reader of this companion volume to discover these enchanting islands."-- from publisher.