History of British Columbia and the West Kootenay
Subject Headings Used in the Catalogue
Call Numbers - Where to Find Books in the Library
Browse the FC3801 - FC 3850 call number section of the library for items on British Columbia and West Kootenay history. As well, there are items on the West Kootenay region located on the local interest shelves.
Minto Room and Archives
Many of the materials relating to the history of British Columbia and the West Kootenay are stored in the Minto Room at the Selkirk College Library. Explore the Minto Room to find rare materials related to the history of the West Kootenay, including archival fonds, microfilm, monographs, newspapers, and pamphlets. Items in the Library catalogue that are stored in the Minto Room will have LOCAL listed as their item location.
E-Books
- Canada Commons This link opens in a new windowThe Canadian Electronic Library has a number of e-books related to British Columbia History. Enter British Columbia History as a search phrase in the search box.
Notable Book Titles
Boom days in the Slocan by
For a few years after the discovery of silver-lead ore in the summer of 1891, the Slocan was the North American focus of speculative hard rock mining. Before the end of 1897, as Klondike excitement grew, the boom was over, but its brief energy had transformed the Slocan. J.C. Harris, who in 1944 wrote the account for this booklet, arrived in New Denver is 1896, participated in the last two years of the rush and remained in the Slocan for the rest of his life. His memory was sharp, his eye for detail and odd characters keen, his writing vivid. His is the fullest first-hand account of the Slocan's turbulent modern beginnings from which, some would say, it has yet to recover.
Call Number: FC 3845 S595 H33 2014ISBN: 9780968767306Publication Date: 2014
British Columbia by
"For more than two centuries, people from around the world have been irresistibly drawn to British Columbia. Some have sought to make their fortunes in furs, or gold, or lumber, some have dreamt of establishing utopian communities, many others have hoped simply to find a steady job, or a piece of land to farm and raise a family on. At times BC has lived up to the most extravagant expectations. But at times it has not, and in either case the costs have often been high, especially for the region's First Nations. In British Columbia: Land of Promises Patricia E. Roy and John Herd Thompson trace the social, economic, and political history of the province through a lively narrative and a wealth of carefully annotated illustrations, including maps, paintings, photographs, and cartoons."--BOOK JACKET.
Call Number: FC 3811 R688 2005ISBN: 9780195410488Publication Date: 2005-04-21- Depredations in Western Canada attributed to the Sons of Freedom, 1923 to 1993 by Call Number: BX 7446 L36 1994Publication Date: 1994
Fraser Gold 1858! by
The year 1858 proved to be the most eventful in western Canada as waves of American miners made their way to the Fraser River country, joining hundreds of Indians, Vancouver Island colonists, and former fur trade employees in the gold fields. The newcomers were some of the earliest pioneers of British Columbia - Amazon.ca
Call Number: FC 3822.4 S782 1998ISBN: 9780874221657Publication Date: 1998-07-01- Historic Nelson, the early years by Call Number: FC 3849 N34 N67 1995ISBN: 0889821518Publication Date: 1995-11-01
Home Truths by
History in BC grows profusely and luxuriantly, but with odd undergrowth," observed historian J.M.S. Careless many years ago. This claim is fully borne out by this impressive anthology of some of the province's most distinguished historians, geographers, and writers gleaned from over forty years of British Columbia's leading scholarly journal, BC Studies - Amazon.ca
Call Number: FC 3811 H66 2012ISBN: 9781550175776Publication Date: 2012-11-07
The Slocan : portrait of a valley by
The Slocan Valley, in the heart of the southern interior of British Columbia, is a slender blue-gold arc of water, pastures, and trees lying in the western shadow of the Selkirk Mountains. Although barely 120 years old in terms of European settlement, the valley has been the amphitheatre in which much of British Columbia's and Canada's most dramatic history has played out. - Amazon.ca
Call Number: FC 3845 S62 G67 2004ISBN: 1550391453Publication Date: 2004- The Spirit Wrestlers by Call Number: BX 7433 T375 1994
The West Beyond the West by
"British Columbia is regularly described in superlatives both positive and negative - most spectacular scenery, strangest politics, greatest environmental sensitivity, richest Aboriginal cultures, most aggressive resource exploitation, closest ties to Asia. Jean Barman's The West beyond the West presents the history of the province in all its diversity and apparent contradictions. This is the premiere book on British Columbian history, with a narrative beginning at the point of contact between Native peoples and Europeans and continuing into the twenty-first century. Barman tells the story by focusing not only on the history made by leaders in government but also on the roles of women, immigrants, and Aboriginal peoples in the development of the province.
First published in 1991 and revised in 1996, this third edition of The West beyond the West, has been supplemented by statistical tables incorporating the 2001 census, two more extensive illustration sections portraying British Columbia's history in images, and other new material bringing the book up to date." --frontispiece
Call Number: FC 3811 B36 2007ISBN: 9780802093097Publication Date: 2007-08-25
West Kootenay : the pioneer years by
Here are the stories of early days in the West Kootenay. Nine chapters include tales from Ainsworth, West Kootenay's first town; the story of Nelson; ghost towns of the silvery Slocan; and the legendary gold of Rossland. The book is well illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs, and includes an index. Now in its fourth printing.
Call Number: FC 3845 K6 B386 1990ISBN: 1895811422Publication Date: 1990
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