ISBN: 9780969904014 - why : the last years of the british columbia provincial police (4 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good ++. First Edition. SUBTITLED ; ` The Last years of the British Columbia Provincial Police 1858 - 1950 '. The 132 pages of this volume are largely intended as an indictment of the provincial and federal governments of their day (1950) for the secretive process by which the BCPP was absorbed into the RCMP. There is however a tremendous section of photographs after page 92. Following that is a section of specific , on-the-job, histories. You 'll read about jail breaks, canine heroes like Rinny, and murder. The author was a BCPP officer and an RCMP. Learn more about : game wardens, wounds, Court of Enquiry, commendations, Constable Eric Hallam, and winter patrols along the Yukon Boundary. Signed by the author on the title page. Cond : Paper wrapper is green and gold with white lettering. Front cover illustration is of a BCPP officer mounted on a white horse. All edges show minor wear. Binding tight, colours bright. No names, marks, crerases, nor tears. Excellent Canadian policing history ! ! Quote (p. 66) : " I noticed as I was breaking trail that my right snowshoe tie had become undone, so I let the dogs go bucking the snow while I engaged in securing my snowshoe. I checked the other and found ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. B/W Photographs (illustrateur). Signed by Author(s).…

Softcover. Etat : Very good. xx, 132 p. 23 cm. B&w illustrations. Paperback. Spine faded, some light creases. Signed by Brown. Preface by Eric Hallam. Intro by Bruce Hutchison. Poem by Audrey Sanda.

Paperback. Etat : Good. First Edition. 132 pages with index of names and index of photos. "A historical segment of British Columbia history died with the disestablishment of the British Columbia Provincial Police in 1950." - subtitle. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this interesting and informative work.…