Spilsbury's Coast: Pioneer Years in the Wet West

by Jim Spilsbury and Howard White

Book Overview

When Jim Spilsbury, B.C's most famous pioneer entrepreneur, teams up with master storyteller and literary craftsman Howard White, the result is a spell-binding romp up and down British Columbia's rugged coast; eighty years of fascinating anecdotes and memories distilled into 190 pages.Jim Spilsbury grew up in a tent on Savary Island, squatting on crown land. His story is one of the classic "rags-to-riches" stories in Canadian history. As well as being...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550170465
• ISBN13: 9781550170467
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Harbour Publishing
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"