This biography explores what drove William Smith to change his name, in the gold fields of California in the 1850s, to Amor De Cosmos. Hawkins traces how De Cosmos became one of the most feared journalists in British Columbia and then...
British Columbia
- Author:Hawkins, GordonSummary:
- Author:Ross, Jane, Kyba, DanielSummary:
A classic, full-colour guide to one of Alberta’s most spectacular and underrated wilderness areas, The David Thompson Highway Hiking Guide continues to introduce adventurous tourists and locals to the heart of the Canadian Rockies....
- Author:Deverell, WilliamSummary:
Twenty members of a cult are found massacred on an isolated island on Canada's West Coast. Their leader, Shiva Ram Acharya, is brought to trial, and the great Arthur Beauchamp defends him, assisted by his junior counsel Max Macarthur....
- Author:Blanchet, M. WylieSummary:
After her husband died in 1927, leaving her with five small children, everyone expected the struggles of single motherhood on a remote island to overcome M. Wylie Blanchet. Instead, this courageous woman became one of the pioneers of...
- Author:Mangan, MikeSummary:
- Author:Laut, Agnes C., French, DianaSummary:
Agnes C. Laut’s The Cariboo Trail is a fascinating history of the Canadian gold rush that began in 1858. When, in early 1849, a group of ragged miners arrived in the sleepy town of Victoria from California, no one would have believed...
- Author:Argyle, RaySummary:
Edward Mallandaine was there! To prove it he thrust himself into the historic photograph of the "Last Spike" being driven to mark the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Surrounded by the railway dignitaries of the time, his...
- Author:Walsh, AnnSummary:
Presenting the three titles in the acclaimed Barkerville mystery series. This series based in 1860s British Columbia focuses on strange events in the life of teenager Ted MacIntosh. In Moses, Me, and Murder, Ted gets caught up in the...
- Author:Smith, Alisa DawnSummary:
- Author:Campbell Gaetz, DayleSummary:
A new life in Canada! What could be better? Plenty of land to farm and even gold to be found in the hills!
Well…except Katherine’s parents aren’t farmers. Having spent everything on sailing from England to Canada and setting up...
- Author:Razzell, MarySummary:
Falling in love creates an enchanted time, and when it’s on the magical Sunshine Coast of British Columbia during WWII, it is never to be forgotten. The increased emotions of a country at war are always present, as well as the heartache...
- Author:Alexander, CherylSummary:
An enchanting and evocative look at the unique relationship between a solitary, island-dwelling wolf and a renowned wildlife photographer.A lone wild wolf lives on a small group of uninhabited islands in British Columbia's Salish...
- Author:Gear, AlisonSummary:
Taan's moons is an art-based picture book developed by Alison Gear, Kiki van der Heiden, and the student artists of Haida Gwaii. In Haida language taan refers to the bear, and the Haida people have a unique way of recording time...
- Author:de Vries, Maggie, Gould, HeatherSummary:
Ally isn't able to live with her mother. Instead she lives far, far away, on the other side of the country, with her gram and great-aunt. But one summer Ally goes to stay with her aunt and uncle in the "big city by the ocean...
- Author:Wyatt, RachelSummary:
Veteran author Rachel Wyatt is at her very best as she exposes the fears, desires and prejudices of the human condition, with subtle sensitivity and ruthless steel.
Candace Alison Wilson is missing.
As the hours since her... - Author:Summary:
Surrey Stories connect is a time-capsule: a snapshot of Surrey in the fall of 2016. The stories here were written and created on three separate afternoons at three different locations: Cloverdale, Strawberry Hill, and Historic Stewart...
- Author:Chudley, RonSummary:
The sound of the river, ever-present, had finally intruded on his consciousness. If Nate was playing by himself outside, that damn river was too close for comfort. Instantly forgetting everything else, John hurried to the door, pushed...
- Author:Eversole, Linda J.Summary:
- Author:Belyk, Robert C.Summary:
The ghost of a scuba diver who still haunts the former British Columbia powerhouse where he met his death. An Alberta theatre where entities have been seen, heard, and even felt so often that it deserves to be called one of the most...
- Author:Ferguson, TrevorSummary:
Sous l’aile protectrice du chef de la tribu des Corbeaux, deux hommes, hantés par le souvenir d’une jeune fille assassinée, se lancent dans une chasse à l’homme effrénée, mais se retrouvent bientôt traqués eux-mêmes par Morgan, l’homme...