Overlanders

Wright, Richard 1940- (Author).

Summary: "Overlanders is a fascinating account of a western odyssey best described as a great adventure story. When thousands of people from around the world were rushing to the West Coast in search of gold, the overlanders, a hardy and determined group from eastern Canada and the northern United States, chose to open a hitherto unexplored overland route across north America to the gold fields of the Fraser River and the Cariboo"--Back Cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9780888331533 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0888331533 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xii, 310 p., [2] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Saskatoon, Sask. : Western Producer Prairie Books, c1985.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-299) and index.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:	Donation (copy 1) ; William C. Wonders ; 2008/03.