{"product_id":"a-perfect-eden-michael-layland-9781771511773","title":"A Perfect Eden: Encounters by Early Explorers of Vancouver Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for two 2017 BC Book Prizes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1842, when explorer James Douglas encountered the rugged natural paradise that would become Vancouver Island, he described it as \"a perfect Eden. This book, a compelling history of the earliest explorers to Vancouver Island, gathers the early recorded histories and personal accounts left by Chinese seafarers, Spanish and British naval officers, traders seeking sea otter pelts, colonial surveyors, as well as soldiers, settlers, and other adventurers, starting from many centuries ago up to 1858. Collected here in detail for the first time, these accounts create a multilayered tale of discovery and exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Perfect Eden\u003c\/i\u003e is the companion volume to the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Land of Heart's Delight: Early Maps and Charts of Vancouver Island\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice BC Book Prize, and for the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Layland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 177151177X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771511773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchwood Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 10.30w x 0.70d","brand":"Michael Layland","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43984260006143,"sku":"9781771511773","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02a31e0d-e001-4692-a81a-5b90d0338bec.jpg?v=1683271364","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-perfect-eden-michael-layland-9781771511773","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}