Stories of Canadian Navy Wives Since men began sailing around the world, their wives stayed behind and looked after things at home – a practice that continues to this day. They must raise children, repair homes and autos, deal with
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Month: March 2023
Suzanne Anderson – Self Publishing In Canada
A Complete Guide to Designing, Printing and Selling Your Book – Third Edition It is hard to get a book published the traditional way. Today more writers are turning to self-publishing to get their books into the hands of readers
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T. W. Paterson – Treasure Lost & Found in British Columbia
From the author’s extensive archives and a lifetime of researching old records, conducting interviews and making field trips, 29 exciting stories about lost—and found—treasures in British Columbia. A gold mine for armchair and active treasure hunters alike! Chapter highlights include:Treasures
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T. W. Paterson – Outlaws of the Canadian West
Canadian outlaws? The American interviewer was dumbfounded. The very idea that Canada had its own Wild West and its own outlaws and lawmen astounded him. But the record speaks for itself. We were every bit as rootin’, tootin’ as anything
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T. W. Paterson – Historic Hikes, Sites & Sights of the Cowichan Valley
Historic Hikes, Sites & Sights of the Cowichan Valley The hikers’ and cyclists’ guide to the Cowichan Valley’s historic logging railways, the Kinsol Trestle and the Trans Canada Trail: ‘An indispensable guide for those who wish to discover Vancouver Island’s
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T. W. Paterson – Riches To Ruin
The boom to bust saga of Vancouver Island’s greatest copper mine, 1895-1908. Chapter highlights include:Building the Lenora, Mount Sicker Railway and the Tyee tramwayCrofton, the ‘new smelter centre of the Pacific’Mount Brenton’s mine manager was a sentimental softieOn the mountain
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T. W. Paterson – Capital Crime
Bigger than all of California, half of Nevada and a slice of Oregon combined, Canada’s westernmost province British Columbia was mostly uninhabited and unexplored, a century ago. But thanks to an effective justice system and a good working relationship with
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