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- Title
ANXIETY AT THE GATES OF HELL: Community Reputation in the Georges, 1908-15.
- Authors
SWAINGER, JONATHAN
- Abstract
The article talks about the community reputation of South Fort George, Fort George and Prince George in British Columbia (BC). Topics include Reverend C. Melville Wright's argument on describing Fort George as gates of hell, his concern for the state of local morals at South Fort George, and elements that shape Georges' pre-First World War reputation. Also cited is the persistence of unease over reputation and pursuit of respectability in efforts to secure provincial government office in BC.
- Subjects
PRINCE George (B.C.); CANADA; REPUTATION; SUBURBS; PROVINCIAL governments; WORLD War I; HISTORY of British Columbia
- Publication
BC Studies, 2020, Issue 205, p57
- ISSN
0005-2949
- Publication type
Article