The Fraser (The Rivers of America Series)

368 pp. Illustrated by Richard Bennett, two panel map precedes text. "Shaped like a gigantic fishhook stuck into the Pacific Ocean, the mighty Fraser is one of the most important rivers of North America, politically, economically, and historically. Compelling the reader's interest with the power and vigour of his narrative, Bruce Hutchison explores the Fraser's romantic history as one of Canada's two main channels of civilization. The Fraser's story is that of British Columbia and its people, and Mr. Hutchison shows that it provides some of the richest yet least known chapters in Canadian history... Int its gold, its steamboating, its fur; as a fisherman's paradise, and as the largest untapped source of electrical power in North America -- the story of the Fraser is one of colour and high drama."