This history of British Columbia celebrates an enigmatic and beautiful frontier. At the same time, author Geoffrey Molyneux delivers barbs about the corrupt politicians and bizarre development plans that have threatened to compromise this majestic region. With over 100 photographs and excerpts from writers Douglas Coupland and Terry Glavin, this book provides a short but engaging history of Canada’s westernmost province.
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Geoffrey Molyneux has been a journalist, teacher, editor and research director in the House of Commons, and he was a contributor to the Chronicle of Canada. He lives in British Columbia, Canada.
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The life of the First Nations peoples of the coast - the Haida, Tsimshian, Kwakiutl, Nuu-chah-nulth and Coast Salish - seems to have changed when the sea level stopped fluctuating around 5,000 years ago. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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British Columbia, First Nations, Vander Zalm, Vancouver Island, United States, Bill Bennett, New Westminster, Burrard Inlet, Glen Clark, Hudson's Bay Company, Social Credit, Prince Rupert, Fraser River, Mike Harcourt, San Francisco, Colonial Office, Dave Barrett, Fort Victoria, Canadian Northern, Governor Douglas, Lower Mainland, Captain Cook, Gordon Campbell, Grand Trunk Pacific, Port Moody New!
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The life of the First Nations peoples of the coast - the Haida, Tsimshian, Kwakiutl, Nuu-chah-nulth and Coast Salish - seems to have changed when the sea level stopped fluctuating around 5,000 years ago. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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British Columbia, First Nations, Vander Zalm, Vancouver Island, United States, Bill Bennett, New Westminster, Burrard Inlet, Glen Clark, Hudson's Bay Company, Social Credit, Prince Rupert, Fraser River, Mike Harcourt, San Francisco, Colonial Office, Dave Barrett, Fort Victoria, Canadian Northern, Governor Douglas, Lower Mainland, Captain Cook, Gordon Campbell, Grand Trunk Pacific, Port Moody New!
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- Social Credit on page 92, and page 160
- Illustrated history by W. S. Clark in Front Matter, and page 156
- The Good Life: The Autobiography Of Tony Bennett by Tony Bennett on page 101, and page 105
- Captain Cook (Great Explorers) by Ladybird Books on page 158
- A Pour of Rain: Stories from a West Coast Fort by Helen Meilleur in Back Matter
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- A Pour of Rain: Stories from a West Coast Fort by Helen Meilleur in Back Matter
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