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Gerry Andrews (1903-2005) had many adventures in his 102 years. He was a rural school teacher, a forester, a soldier and a surveyor. His developments in aerial photography dramatically changed forestry in BC in the late 1930s and assisted the Allies in the D-Day landings. As BC's surveyor-general from 1951 to 1968, he supervised the mapping of the province's large construction projects, often using aerial photography. He referred to the process of mapping the landscape in an airplane as "ploughing photographic furrows up and down the sky at 16,000 feet".
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Jay Sherwood, a historian and former surveyor, is the author of several books about Frank Swannell, including Surveying Northern British Columbia (a 2005 BC Book Prize finalist) and Surveying Central British Columbia (second-prize winner in the 2007 BC Historical Federation Writing Competition). He lives in Vancouver, where he works as a teacher-librarian.
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- EditoreRoyal British Columbia Museum
- Data di pubblicazione2012
- ISBN 10 0772665222
- ISBN 13 9780772665225
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- Numero di pagine240
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FURROWS IN THE SKY the Adventures of Gerry Andrews
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 1st. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition Owner's name to back of cover, no other markings, Very Good. Wraps, 239pp, B&W photos Andrews was British Columbia's surveyor general from 1951 to 1968. He supervised the maping of the province's large construction projects. His developments in aerial photography changed foretry in the 1930s and assisted the Allies in the D-Day Landings. (1.5 JM LVR 206/b4 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Codice articolo 07362
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Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, BC
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Descrizione libro Softcover. Condizione: Very Good+. First Edition. Card covers show light edge wear. Prev. owner's name stamped inside front and back covers. ; A bright, solid book.; B&W Illustrations; 8.90 X 5.80 X 0.70 inches; 239 pages; "Gerry Andrews (1903 - 2005) had many adventures in his 102 years. He was a rural school teacher, a forester, a soldier and a surveyor. His developments in aerial photography dramatically changed forestry in BC in the late 1930s and assisted the Allies in the D-Day landings. He referred to the process of mapping the landscape in an airplane as ploughing photographic furrows up and down the sky at 16,000 feet. As BC's surveyor-general from 1951 to 1968, he supervised the mapping of the provinces large construction projects, often usual aerial photography.During all this time, he saw most of BC and made many friends along the way. Surveyors in the field looked forward to his visits because he always had a kind word, a genuine interest in their work, and a red flannel sock containing a bottle of hooch. In Furrows in the Sky, historian Jay Sherwood tells the story of this mans remarkable life, based on his personal correspondence, unpublished manuscripts and diaries, interviews with people who knew him, and published articles by and about him. The book includes a selection of the many photographs that Andrews took during his adventures. ". Codice articolo 17667
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Descrizione libro Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. B/W Photographs (illustratore). First Edition. SUBTITLED : ` The Adventures of Gerry Andrews '.At age 14, during WWI Gerry Andrews signed up to be a `soldier of the soil' - part of the war effort. LEARN more about Easy Eye, 124 Colony Street, Soldiers of the Soil, Smithers, Mah Wong, Port Clements, Upper Big Bar, Cumshewa Peninsula, Tlell, bark-house, diamond hitch, and airgraphs. Andrews was an early advocate for the linking of forestry practices and photogrammetry. Though born in Manitobas, British Columbia was his base of operations. Text assissted by many interesting b/w pgotographs. Cond : Paper wrapper is grey-green with lettering similar. Cover photo shows an early float plane. Spine fine, colours bright, binding tight. Tiniest of wear points at fore corners. Clean. no names nor marks. Excellent collectible copy ! ! Quote (p. 117) : " In August 1941Andrews was promoted to captain, assistant to the director of surveys for the 1st Canadian Corps under Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Meuser. He also had the Forest Branch send over one of his stereoscopes. ` It is better than anything we have seen here, and ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. Codice articolo 012407
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