Bowen Island, 1872-1972

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BC writer Irene Howard has woven together years of correspondence, historical records, anecdotes, and interview material to create this textual account of Bowen Island history. The book covers the lives of the early settlers, the days of the steamships, significant events, and notable islanders who have shaped the Bowen Island we now know.
Author(s): Irene Howard
Document: Book · Hardcover · CIRC [ 1 ]
Edition: 1st Edition
Published: 1973
Physical Description: 190 pages, 10 unnumbered leaves of plates illustrations, maps, portraits 24 cm
Genre: History
Contents:
  1. Discovery and Rediscovery
  2. The Story of District Lot 492
  3. Settlement, 1885-1910
  4. Captain Cates and the Terminal Steamship Company
  5. Poetical Commonwealths I: Point Cowan, King Edward Bay and Hoot Point
  6. Poetical Commonwealths II: Lieben and Little Rock, September Morn Beach, Mount Gardner Park and Bowen Bay
  7. The Sannie Transportation Company and the Tymac Launch Service
  8. The Union Steamship Company
  9. The Bowen Island Improvement Association
  10. Land!
  11. Islanders
Subjects:

Bowen Island (B.C.) History, Bowen, Île (C.-B.) Histoire, British Columbia Bowen Island, Canada, British Columbia, Bowen Island History, History
Related Places: District of Bowen Island ,  Metro Vancouver Regional District

 

Circulation

Here are a list of places where this title can be found and the various formats it can be found in.

Collection Resource Available Edition Published Publisher
The Cascade District: Encyclopedia Library Book Hardcover 1st Edition 1973 Bowen Island Historians, Bowen Island, B.C., 1973

 

Last updated: 2025-08-27