Download or read book All about Victoria British Columbia written by Alfred Emberson and published by Victoria Print. & Publishing Company. This book was released on 1891 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book All About Victoria British Columbia written by Alfred Emberson and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the name suggests, this book provides a comprehensive guide to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Originally published in 1895, All About Victoria British Columbia covers the history, geography, attractions, and local customs of this picturesque city.Embersen offers practical advice to visitors, including information on transportation, hotels, and restaurants. Whether you're planning a trip to Victoria or simply curious about this beautiful city, this book is an invaluable resource. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book City in Colour written by May Q. Wong and published by TouchWood Editions. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A timely, intriguing collection of the overlooked stories of Victoria’s pioneers, trailblazers, and community builders who were also diverse people of colour. Often described as “more English than the English,” the city of Victoria has a much more ethnically diverse background than historical record and current literature reveal. Significant contributions were made by many people of colour with fascinating stories, including: the Kanaka, or Hawaiian Islanders, who constructed Fort Victoria, and members of the Kanaka community such as Maria Mahoi and William Naukana three Metis matriarchs—Amelia Connolly Douglas, Josette Legacé Work, and Isabelle M. Mainville Ross the Victoria Voltigeurs, the earliest police presence in the Colony of Vancouver Island, and who were primarily men of colour Grafton Tyler Brown, now known in the United States as one of the first and best African American artists of the American West Manzo Nagano, Canada’s first recorded immigrant from Japan and many more With information about various cultural communities in early Victoria and significant dates, May Wong’s City in Colour is a collection of fascinating stories of unsung characters whose stories are at the heart of Victoria’s history.

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