Vancouver Island scoundrels, eccentrics and originals tales from the library vault
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Found on the history shelves of the Greater Victoria Public Library, these twenty true stories are brought to life by Stephen Ruttan. They draw a picture of the life of a city with a recent past that's both unconventional and colourful. From Miss Wilson and her famous parrot, Louis, to Jimmy Chicken Island, named after a man who acquired his surname from his habit of stealing chickens, to the Pig War, when Britain and the United States nearly came to blows over the San Juan Islands, to the rise and fall of Francis Rattenbury, one of Victorias best-known architects, these stories reveal a lively history of a West Coast capital city. Archival illustrations, newspaper clippings, and modern photos help make Vancouver Island Scoundrels, Eccentrics and Originals a delightful and illluminating read. |
| Author(s): | Stephen Ruttan |
| Document: | Book · Paperback · CIRC [ 0 ] |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| Published: | 2014 |
| Physical Description: | 184 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits ; 19 cm. |
| Genre: | Anecdotes |
| Notes: | Reprint. Originally published: Scoundrels, eccentrics and originals : Victoria, BC : Greater Victoria Public Library, 2013 |
| Contents: | Miss Wilson and the parrot Caddy the Cadborosaurus The April ghost of the victoria golf links The lepers of D'arcy Island Chinatown myths & realities Stella: only the best will do Jimmy Chicken The sea wolf Brother XII The whaler's shrine The Vancouver / Camelford affair In the land of the head hunters John Jewitt Battle of the bishops Mifflin Wistar Gibbs Amor de Cosmos Ginger Goodwin Joseph Trutch The rise and fall of Francis Rattenbury |
| Subjects: | Anecdotes, British Columbia Vancouver Island, British Columbia Victoria, Eccentrics and eccentricities, Eccentrics and eccentricities British Columbia Vancouver Island History Anecdotes, Eccentrics and eccentricities British Columbia Victoria History Anecdotes, Escrocs Colombie-Britannique Vancouver, Île de Histoire Anecdotes, Escrocs Colombie-Bri |
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Last updated: 2025-02-11