British Columbia Chronicle, 1788-1846: Adventurers by sea and land

by G.P.V. Akrigg, Helen B. Akrigg

A History of British Columbia, Canada covering the personalities active between 1778 and 1846.

429 pages, Hardcover

Published September 1, 1975

About the author

For many years prior to his retirement, Professor G.P.V. Akrigg was a member of the Department of English at the University of British Columbia, winning an international reputation with his books relating to Shakespeare, James I and the Renaissance.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and also of Britain's Royal Historical Society. His hobby, shared with his wife, has been British Columbia's early history and the origins of its place names.