The Remarkable Adventures of Portuguese Joe Silvey
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British Columbia is known for the colourful pioneers who helped build and shape the character of this weird but wonderful province. And few were as colourful as Portuguese Joe Silvey - a saloon keeper, whaler and pioneer of seine fishing in British Columbia.Born on Pico Island, of Portugal's Azores Islands, sometime between 1830 and 1840, Joseph Silvey began whaling when he was just 12 years old. In 1860, when Silvey came to the BC coast on a whaling...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:155017326X
ISBN13:9781550173260
Release Date:April 2004
Publisher:Harbour Publishing
Length:88 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 8.4" x 10.9"
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