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The Gold Will Speak For Itself: Peter Leech and Leechtown
Vancouver Island has a distinctive personality among the regions of British Columbia, one that has been shaped in complex ways by geography and history. The books reviewed here vary in their candlepower, but all of...
BC Studies no. 189 Spring 2016 | Page(s) 160-164
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The Sea Among Us: The Amazing Strait of Georgia
Much of my critique of Beamish and McFarlane’s The Sea Among Us is that familiar reviewer’s refrain: they didn’t write the book that I would have. With the luxury of a dozen different writers, I...
BC Studies no. 188 Winter 2015-2016 | Page(s) 151-52
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The Archaeology of North Pacific Fisheries
Books that are compilations of papers given at conferences, such as this one, can be rather disjointed, often with only a few chapters of interest to each individual reader. This is an exception to that...
BC Studies no. 183 Autumn 2014 | Page(s) 146-48
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Fishing the River of Time
Here is an entertaining addition to the shelf of books about Vancouver Island. Depending upon the reader’s own experiences in life, and the breadth of his interests, he may be amused by Taylor’s rambling memories...
BC Studies no. 182 Summer 2014 | Page(s) 230-231
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Above the Bush: A Century of Climbing on Vancouver Island, 1912-2012
In 1968, Mike Walsh did a solo ascent of Vancouver Island’s second highest peak, Mount Colonel Foster in Strathcona Park, “without rope or pitons,” an approach he did not recommend to others (67). Reporting on...
BC Studies no. 181 Spring 2014 | Page(s) 132-33
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“We are Still Didene”: Stories of Hunting and History from Northern British Columbia
We read this book as the British Columbia government announced that oil and gas development will be banned in the “Sacred Headwaters,” the vast tract of land in North Central British Columbia where the Nass,...
BC Studies no. 179 Autumn 2013 | Page(s) 224-225
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The Sacred Headwaters: The Fight to Save the Stikine, Skeena and Nass
On 17 April 2012, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver announced that his department would follow through on the Federal Conservative Party 2012 budget promise to “streamline” the Environmental Assessment process in Canada. The new process...
BC Studies no. 179 Autumn 2013 | Page(s) 238-240
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The Good Hope Cannery: Life and Death at a Salmon Cannery
Until post-war technology allowed for the centralization of salmon canning, the industry relied on numerous canneries located close to the fishing grounds. More than 200 canneries were scattered along the BC coast, and apart from...
BC Studies no. 176 Winter 2012-2013 | Page(s) 170-1
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Nature’s Northwest: The North Pacific Slope in the Twentieth Century
In Nature’s Northwest, William G. Robbins and Katrine Barber have synthesized a wealth of scholarship on the Greater Northwest, encompassing Idaho, Oregon, Washington, western Montana, and southern British Columbia. The authors track social, economic, political,...
BC Studies no. 175 Autumn 2012 | Page(s) 124-26
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Feeding the Family: 100 Years of Food and Drink in Victoria
Until the later decades of the past century, historical writing was by men, about men, and for men. Narratives of the past made room for a queen, and the odd Laura Secord or Florence Nightingale,...
BC Studies no. 174 Summer 2012 | Page(s) 139-140
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Pioneers of the Pacific Coast: A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters
Until the later decades of the past century, historical writing was by men, about men, and for men. Narratives of the past made room for a queen, and the odd Laura Secord or Florence Nightingale,...
BC Studies no. 174 Summer 2012 | Page(s) 128-9
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Voices from Two Rivers: Harnessing the Power of the Peace and Columbia
Voices from Two Rivers explores WAC Bennett’s “Two Rivers” policy of hydroelectric development on the Peace and Columbia rivers from 1962 to 1985. Clearly written and based on extensive research into academic and archival sources,...
BC Studies no. 174 Summer 2012 | Page(s) 135-6
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The Power of Place, the Problem of Time: Aboriginal Identity and Historical Consciousness in the Cauldron of Colonialism
Keith Thor Carlson’s book focuses on the relationship between history and identity among the Stó:lÅ people of the Lower Fraser River between 1780 and 1906. He examines specific events and broad trends to demonstrate how...
BC Studies no. 172 Winter 2011-2012 | Page(s) 128-9
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Whitewater Devils: Adventure on Wild Waters
With Whitewater Devils, retired forestry worker Jack Boudreau has written his eighth book of adventurous tales. Set mostly in British Columbia, Whitewater Devils – while not his best work – is an interesting complement...
BC Studies no. 173 Spring 2012 | Page(s) 160
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Profit and Ambition, The North West Company and the Fur Trade 1779-1821
This booklet was published to accompany the Canadian Museum of Civilization’s current exhibition (by the same name), which ends 6 February 2011. It is more than just a catalogue because, in addition to the superb...
BC Studies no. 169 Spring 2011 | Page(s) 155-156
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Writing British Columbia History, 1784-1958
Historiography may seem like a dry, pedantic exercise that would only attract a handful of readers. Add to that the seeming lack of history that the subject of British Columbia suggests. But a recent addition...
BC Studies no. 166 Summer 2010 | Page(s) 103-5
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The Last Best West: An Exploration of Myth, Identity and Quality of Life in Western Canada
The Last Best West is an eclectic collection of chapters based loosely on the meaning and mythology of the advertising slogan used by the Canadian government around the turn of the twentieth century to attract...
BC Studies no. 165 Spring 2010 | Page(s) 110-2
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Early in the Season: A British Columbia Journal
In the summer of 1968, aspiring American novelist Edward Hoagland spent seven weeks in the BC bush, interviewing locals, listening to stories, exploring highways and byways, and chronicling his experiences. He was gathering material for...
BC Studies no. 163 Autumn 2009 | Page(s) 145-6
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Cascadia: The Elusive Utopia – Exploring the Spirit of the Pacific Northwest
Fourteen individually authored chapters (and several supplements) reflect on a shared and bifurcated bioregion and, in the process, assemble the varied ways in which the designation “Cascadia” has been applied. Among the surprises in the...
BC Studies no. 164 Winter 2009-2010 | Page(s) 117-118
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Spirit in the Grass: The Cariboo Chilcotin’s Forgotten Landscape
It is said that, in the old days, you could hear the commotion at Becher’s place as soon as your horse crested the rim of the Prairie. The old stopping house and saloon are gone...
BC Studies no. 162 Summer 2009 | Page(s) 201-3
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International Rivers: The Politics of Cooperation
PDF – Book Reviews, BC Studies 41, Spring 1979