Hammerstone: A Biography of Hornby Island

By Olivia Fletcher

Hammerstone follows Hornby Island from its molten birth in the South Pacific to the present. In a carefully woven narrative, Fletcher tells the tale of an island in the Gulf of Georgia on the West... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1896300456
• ISBN13: 9781896300450
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Newest Pr
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Drawn from years of careful research

Hammerstone: A Biography Of Hornby Island is an engaging history of a small island off the western coast of Canada and drawn from years of careful research. Author Olivia Fletcher begins the story of her island from its molten birth in the South Pacific down to the present day. Fletcher guides the reader through millions of years of dramatic physical transformation on an island that once was home to dinosaurs and carnivorous snails, Native Americans and European immigrants. Hammerstone is a unique "biography" of an island that could well serve as a template for others to emulate for their parts of the world what Olivia Fletcher has done for hers. Very highly recommended.