From gray whales giving birth in the lagoons of Baja California to sea otters nestled in kelp beds off California to killer whales living around Vancouver Island - this spectacular stretch of the Pacific Coast boasts one of the most abundant populations of sea mammals on earth. This handy interpreti[...]

This classic of anthropology examines the effects of immigrant settlement on the population, economy, culture, government and religion of British Columbia's First People. This new edition retains Duff's original 1965 text, but contains added photographs and a new foreword updating the names of First[...]

Besides being sources of food, plants provided heat, shelter, transportation, clothing, implements, nets, ropes and containers - the necessities of life - for the First Peoples of British Columbia and adjacent territories. They also made good decorations and ornaments, scents, cleansing agents, inse[...]

A sumptuous land, rich in diversity and culture, British Columbia is world renowned for its awe inspiring beauty, its multitude of flora and fauna and its many cosmopolitan cities and charming towns, all steeped in history. This book explores the provinces' beginnings, from their initial discovery t[...]

This filmography covers the noir titles released in the classic noir era, October 1940 to June 1962. All sub-genres are covered including British, western and science fiction. Included are the great Columbia films Gilda, Lady from Shanghai, All the Kings Men, In a Lonely Place, On the Waterfront, An[...]

The Chinook Indians, who originally lived at the mouth of the Columbia River in present-day Oregon and Washington, were experienced traders long before the arrival of white men to that area. When Captain Robert Gray in the ship "Columbia Rediviva, "for which the river was named, entered the Columbia[...]

Seekers after wisdom have always been drawn to American Indian ritual and symbol. This history of two nineteenth-century Dreamer-Prophets, Smohalla and Skolaskin, will interest those who seek a better understanding of the traditional Native American commitment to Mother Earth, visionary experiences [...]

The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics.
In this pioneering study, White explores the relationship between the natural history of the Columbia River and the human history of the Pacific Northwest for both wh[...]

Emily Carr captures the natural and cultural landscapes of British Columbia like no other artist before or after her.This major volume, designed to accompany an exhibition organized by the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London and the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, gathers work from all phases of th[...]

Title: Vancouver Island and British Columbia. Their history, resources, and prospects. With maps and illustrations.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding ove[...]