Ken Favrholdt and Lynne Schuyler Bracewell’s Kamloops meeting of the waters: an illustrated history chronicles the rich civic and commercial evolution at the strategic confluence of the North and South Thompson rivers in the arid interior plateau of British Columbia. Set against the sprawling sagebrush hills and vital river corridors traditionally stewarded by the Secwepemc people, the narrative details how early fur traders, gold prospectors, and overland ranching families navigated profound geographic isolation by establishing cooperative agrarian and mercantile networks. By tracing the collaborative labor required to transition from a transient Hudson's Bay Company trading post into a major Canadian Pacific Railway and agricultural hub, the text reveals how these dispersed inland residents forged tight-knit civic alliances to survive the extreme seasonal demands of the high desert environment. Ultimately, this illustrated history documents how the shared utilization of the region's defining waterways successfully transformed a remote frontier crossroads into a resilient, highly connected urban community that continues to anchor the British Columbia interior.

British Columbia Kamloops, History, Kamloops (B.C.) History, Kamloops (C.-B.) Histoire

Introduction Prologue: the distant past

1. Confluence of cultures, 1811-1857
2. Colonizing the land, 1858-1883
3. From settlement to city, 1884-1893
4. The young city, 1894-1913
5. Boom and bust, 1914-1938
6. The road to amalgamation, 1939-1967
7. Contemporary Kamloops, 1968-1989 Partners in progress

"Partners in progress by Lynne Schuyler Bracewell"--p. [2]"Produced in co-operation with the Greater Kamloops Chamber of Commerce"--p. [2]

"Partners in progress by Lynne Schuyler Bracewell"--p. [2]"Produced in co-operation with the Greater Kamloops Chamber of Commerce"--p. [2]