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    Reference 2890 (993)
    Category Arctic;
    Author Taylor, Griffith
    Title CANADA: A STUDY OF COOL CONTINENTAL ENVIRONMENTS AND THEIR EFFECT ON BRITISH AND FRENCH SETTLEMENT.
    Publishing Information London: Methuen & Co.,1947.
    Description 1st Edition: xv, 524pp, illustrated, 4 half-tone plates, 164 text illustrations, front endpaper map. Green cloth covers with gilt titling to spine in unclipped dustjacket. "Extensive study based on 12 years' residence and travel in the country; including a survey of the Northwest Territories, the Yukon, and the Alaska Highway." - Arctic Bibliography 26639. Parts and chapters : Part I: Position, Discovery, and General Physical Features. 1. Introduction; 2. Exploration of Canada; 3. Structure and Geology; 4. Climates of Canada; 5. Soils and Natural Vegetaion. Part II. 6. The Eastern Settlements in the Populous Zone; 7. The Prairie Regions; 8. Southern British Columbia; 9. Transition Areas (Newfoundland, Clay Belt, Peace River); 10. Eastern Pioneer Lands; 11. Western Pioneer Lands; 12. The Tundra Lands. Part III 13. The Spread of Settlement; 14. Fishing and the Fur Trade [fishing pp.338-347, fur trade pp.347-357]; 15. Forests, Paper-pulp, and Water-power; 16. Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation; 17. The Mining Industry; 18. Manufactures and Trade; 19. Communications; 20. Population Problems, Present and Future. Spotting, foxing to page edges and rear end paper. Contents clean. Good
    Price £17.50
    Keywords polar,qpolarq, arctic, polarbook, S1-Arc
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