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In 1888, a prosperous industrial family in Calne, Wiltshire, sent one of its younger sons, a lad judged to have no head for business, to Guelph Agricultural College in Ontario to learn to be a farm

Of the settlers, prospectors, trappers, mountaineers and loggers who came to British Columbia's remote Bute Inlet between the 1890s and the 1940s, few remained long.

From the 1960s through the 1980s, RCMP Sergeant Charlie Scheideman spent much of his time patrolling the "dark corners of the Interior of British Columbia" where "the citizens would

Take a trip across British Columbia with this enchanting collection of essays from thirty local writers. What makes wandering the vibrant land called British Columbia really special?

Retired fishery officer Randy Nelson's first love was catching poachers.

Evangelical pastor, talk-show host, politician.

While studying art in London, Emily Carr seriously undermined her health and was sent to a sanatorium for a complete rest cure.

Past the End of the Road recounts a free-range adolescence in mid-century Port Hardy on northern Vancouver Island, at a time when with no roads south, the town was only connected to the rest of the

"Few artists are also historians, and few historians have the talent to illustrate the people and events they study.

Pacific Palate is the expanded and updated edition of the ultimate guide to sourcing local, artisanal, gourmet food products on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.

This updated and expanded guide thoroughly documents every aspect of seaweed life, from species identification and seaweed biology to the essential—and often surprising—roles seaweed plays in the m

A captivating journey blending memoir—history—and biography that takes the reader on one of the world's most famous trains and tells of carving the dramatic route it follows—while pondering ot

A middle-grade and family-friendly introduction to the enchanting world of seaweed.

A completely satirical yet oddly practical guide to surviving and thriving in Canada's westernmost province. So you've arrived in British Columbia.

Aligned with global trends in post-industrialization, the economy of Metro Vancouver is changing, but along its own trajectory.