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The Chuck Davis history of Metropolitan Vancouver
Record details
- ISBN: 1550175335
- ISBN: 9781550175332 (hc.) :
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Physical Description:
xv, 574 p. : ill ; 29 cm.
print - Publisher: Madeira Park, B.C. : Harbour Pub., c2011.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Gassy Jack -- Yip Sang (Coal Peddler to Company Tycoon) -- Vancouver's first newspaper -- Charles Woodward (Country Boy Who Made Good) -- Joe Fortes (King of English Bay) -- Asahi Baseball Club -- Radio (Broadcasting on All Frequencies) -- Orpheum Theatre (Palace on Granville) -- Foncie Pulice [street photographer] (For a Lasting Souvenir) -- Lions Gate Bridge -- Japanese Canadian Internment -- Arthur Erickson and Vancouver Architecture -- Hurricane Frieda Comes to Town -- I Want to Hold Your Hand (Beatles) -- From Skid Row to Downtown Eastside (DERA) -- Towel Power (Vancouver Canucks) -- Expo 86: The World Comes to Vancouver -- To Hell and Back with the RAV Line -- Gold at Home (2010 Olympics). |
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| Subject: | Vancouver Metropolitan Area (B.C.) -- Biography Vancouver Metropolitan Area (B.C.) -- History |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne Library | FC 3847.4 D38 2011 (Text) | 26040002967798 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
Chuck Davis (1935-2010) devoted his life to being the expert on the city's history. In 2010 he was awarded the George Woodcock Award for an outstanding literary career in British Columbia.
Chuck has prepared a comprehensive social and economic history with the care and attention to detail of a historian, and with the exuberance and flair for storytelling that have made him one of Vancouver's most successful and beloved journalist/broadcasters. Davis takes an informal, anecdotal approach to his material, retelling the city's history in a clear and entertaining style. His work is a fascinating account of the rich and colourful past of a unique coastal city, and a must-read for historians, visitors and locals alike.
