The City of Rainbows: A Colourful History of Prince Rupert

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The City of Rainbows: A Colourful History of Prince Rupert

Name: The City of Rainbows: A Colourful History of Prince Rupert
ISBN: 9781772034752

Blair Mirau

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A vivid and comprehensive history of the City of Prince Rupert, from
its ancient roots as a rich, multicultural trading hub between different
Indigenous Nations to its current state as an ethnically diverse
community set against the stunning natural backdrop of the Great Bear
Rainforest.

Since time immemorial, rain has defined life
on Kaien Island, now known as the townsite of Prince Rupert. As the
rainiest and cloudiest city in Canada, Prince Rupert is the perfect
environment for rainbows—and the rainbow is an apt metaphor for the
city: a symbol of diversity and inclusion, a supernatural gateway
between worlds, and a universal sign of hope and calm after a storm.

From
its original Ts'mysen inhabitants to the first European explorers and
fur traders, the building of dozens of salmon canneries to the
construction of the transcontinental railway, the global upheaval of two
World Wars to...

Jahr:

2024

Verlag:

Heritage House

Sprache:

english

Seiten:

256

ISBN 10:

1772034754

ISBN 13:

9781772034752