Work by the missionary priest Adrien Gabriel Morice (1859-1938), based on "all the old papers, letters, journals, account books, and memoranda" from old HBC trading posts. 1929 news article gives biographical details of the author, stating that he was an "anthropologist, missionary, author, musician, lecturer, publisher, newspaper editor, photographer, stenographer, lexicographer, explorer and cartographer - in short, "jack-of-all-trades."
Includes black and white images and illustrations, a map fold out and a large map in back envelope.
Facsimile of Primitive Tribes and Pioneer Traders: The History of The Northern Interior of British Columbia (Formerly New Caledonia) 1660-1880 with a biography and bibliography of Father Adrien-Gabriel Morice, O.M.I., Missionary and Scientist, various newspaper clippings and a 1958 presidential address from the British Columbia Historical Association.
