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Argillite
An exploration of the art of the Haida, an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Their main territory is the archipelago of Haida Gwaii in northern British Columbia, Canada. Haida society continues to produce a robust and highly stylized art form, a leading component of Northwest Coast art. In particular, this work expl …
Lady Rancher
A modern pioneer story strongly evocative of the undaunted spirit that shaped Western Canada. Gertrude Roger's story opens at the old Cruikshank Ranch near Beechy, Saskatchewan. As a young woman, she marries John Minor and lives, works and raises a family on a large, prosperous cattle ranch. The Minor's later owned the huge Chilco Ranch in the Chil …
Steelhead
Steelhead is a tribute to this magnificent fish and to steelheaders throughout the Pacific Northwest who have worked to protect steelhead and the rivers they inhabit. Full of helpful hints and secrets for success. Steelhead, the Prince of Salmon, is the trophy trout which river anglers in the Pacific Northwest acknowledge from experience is the gre …
Old Wooden Buildings
Old wooden buildings from around British Columbia. The author was farming when this photographic collection was commenced, and also contributing articles and photographs to publications with rural circulation, and this sideline led him to explore not only his own neighborhood but as much of the interior as he could without neglecting his farm opera …
Emily Carr
An in depth look at the more personal side of one of Canada's most prominent and memorable artist/writers. Who was this woman who is generally recognized as one of Canada's foremost painters and who also achieved an enviable reputation as a writer? She is thought of by some as a cranky oddball who wore outlandish clothes, had innumerable pets, and …
Mining in BC
- A Historical Account of BC's Mining Industry.
Totem Poles of the Northwest
The illustrations primarily illustrate Haida poles, the tools carvers used, and the meaning of the symbolic figures seen on the poles.
Fogswamp
A trilogy of stories by the Edwards family about their fascinating life in the Bella Coola area. Trudy, daughter of Ralph Edwards, continues the Lonesome Lake story. She, her husband and daughter carried on the work with the trumpeter swans that Ralph had begun. The book tells of their life on the isolated farm they built for themselves in the Chil …
Eskimo Life of Yesterday
Detailed account of life as an Eskimo.This book was first published as a tribute to the Eskimo peoples. It presents a simple and classic view of Eskimo life from Labrador, the Canadian Arctic, Alaska and Siberia at the turn of the Century.
Canada's Oil & Gas Industry
- The history of oil & gas industry in Canada.
Women of British Columbia
- A Historical Look at the Prominent Women in BC.
Bridging the Gulf
- Comical life in the Gulf Islands.
Images Stone: British Columbia
- Thirty centuries of Northwest Indian Sculpture.
Bird Watching in Canada
- Guide to bird watching locations in Canada.
