John Muir
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"This illuminating biography - based on the little-known life of British Columbia pioneer John Muir - tells the amazing story of a family from Scotland who came out to Vancouver Island in the late 1840s to work as "consignee" labourers for the Hudson's Bay Company. Ashby recreates the story of the Muirs' struggle to develop a country based on democratic principles - in opposition to the hierarchic edicts of Governor James Douglas. Drawing on the Muir family diaries, Ashby recounts the family's voyage from Scotland, their search for coal at Fort Rupert and Nanaimo, and their challenge to the Hu…
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