Whalley's 'British Kumaon' is an essential text for anyone interested in the development of the unique legal, revenue and administrative system that emerged in Kumaon over the 19th century. Importantly, it contains a number of essential documents now missing from the Kumaon Pre-Mutiny Records held in the Uttar Pradesh State Archives office in Lucknow, U P. The 1991 edition is enhanced by an introduction and maps reproduced by the late Prof. R S Tolia (Uttarakhand's first Cheif Secretary) who made this almost lost text available to a wider public.
If you are interested in the history of Kumaon, you have to have this book!
