Aqua Vitae: A History of the Saloons and Hotel Bars of Victoria, 1851-1917 by Glen A. Mofford

Aqua Vitae: A History of the Saloons and Hotel Bars of Victoria, 1851-1917

Glen A. Mofford

280 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction informative medium-paced
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In April 1858 the Fraser River Gold Rush hit, and the sleepy hamlet of Victoria on Vancouver Island got an economic boost. The population nearly doubled overnight, and suddenly locals were rubbing shoulders with prospectors on their way to the gol...

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