Vancouver Island Scoundrels, Eccentrics and Originals - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Vancouver Island Scoundrels, Eccentrics and Originals write by Stephen Ruttan. This book was released on 2014. Vancouver Island Scoundrels, Eccentrics and Originals available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A collection of stories about some of the fascinating people and events that helped shape the history of Vancouver Island and Victoria.
City in Colour
City in Colour - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook City in Colour write by May Q. Wong. This book was released on 2018-10-30. City in Colour available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A timely, intriguing collection of the overlooked stories of Victoria’s pioneers, trailblazers, and community builders who were also diverse people of colour. Often described as “more English than the English,” the city of Victoria has a much more ethnically diverse background than historical record and current literature reveal. Significant contributions were made by many people of colour with fascinating stories, including: the Kanaka, or Hawaiian Islanders, who constructed Fort Victoria, and members of the Kanaka community such as Maria Mahoi and William Naukana three Metis matriarchs—Amelia Connolly Douglas, Josette Legacé Work, and Isabelle M. Mainville Ross the Victoria Voltigeurs, the earliest police presence in the Colony of Vancouver Island, and who were primarily men of colour Grafton Tyler Brown, now known in the United States as one of the first and best African American artists of the American West Manzo Nagano, Canada’s first recorded immigrant from Japan and many more With information about various cultural communities in early Victoria and significant dates, May Wong’s City in Colour is a collection of fascinating stories of unsung characters whose stories are at the heart of Victoria’s history.
On Their Own Terms
On Their Own Terms - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook On Their Own Terms write by Haley Healey. This book was released on 2020-05-21. On Their Own Terms available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "An engaging contribution to Canadian women's history." —BC Books for BC Schools A fascinating collection of concise stories about seventeen courageous, independent, and diverse women who shaped the history of Vancouver Island. From the lush rainforest of Clayoquot Sound to the bustling city streets of Victoria, Vancouver Island has been home to an astounding number of inspiring women. On Their Own Terms: True Stories of Trailblazing Women of Vancouver Island celebrates the achievements of seventeen amazing heroines working in multiple fields, from world-famous artists to social activists to groundbreaking scientists and quietly defiant labourers. The diverse women in this engaging new collection include: pioneer and midwife Tuwa ‘hwiye Tusium Gollelim, Mary Ann Gyves; world-renowned algae botanist Josephine Tilden; undiscovered aviatrix Lilian Bland; Vancouver Island’s first African-Canadian teacher, Emma Stark; and entrepreneur and bounty hunter Ada Annie Rae-Arthur, better known as Cougar Annie. On Their Own Terms will delight and empower anyone looking for true stories of nineteenth- and twentieth-century women who confronted uncertainty, challenged gender norms, and excelled in their respective vocations. Whether you are an entrepreneur, an educator, a rebellious spirit, or an armchair adventurer, these incredible women who thrived on Vancouver Island will captivate you.
Scoundrels, Eccentrics and Originals
Scoundrels, Eccentrics and Originals - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Scoundrels, Eccentrics and Originals write by Stephen Ruttan. This book was released on 2013-05. Scoundrels, Eccentrics and Originals available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Scoundrels, Dreamers & Second Sons
Scoundrels, Dreamers & Second Sons - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Scoundrels, Dreamers & Second Sons write by Mark Zuehlke. This book was released on 2016-05-14. Scoundrels, Dreamers & Second Sons available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “‘Remittance man’ was meant to be a disparaging term. It reflected the fact that these young men had been sent to the colonies to spare their families continuing embarrassment or shame. At home they had been scoundrels, dreamers, and second sons without future prospects. Perhaps in…the Canadian West they would make something of themselves. If they didn't, at least they would be far enough away that little disgrace would fall upon their families.” —Mark Zuehlke Beginning in 1880, thousands of young, upper-class British men with few prospects were sent to the Canadian West to distance them from British society. Still supported by their families, thus earning them the title “remittance men,” these men set out to continue their lives of leisure in this new land. With education, respectable breeding and the belief “from birth that they were superior beings,” the remittance men descended upon Western Canada with expectations of accomplishing something great and increasing their wealth. In reality, they hunted, played games, courted women, and enjoyed distinguished pursuits that squandered their parents' money and made hard-working Canadians raise their eyebrows. Though their era in Western Canada was short, 1880–1914, “they left an indelible mark perpetuated by the stories and legends that sprung up around them.” In Scoundrels, Dreamers & Second Sons, first published fifteen years ago, Mark Zuehlke traces the path of the remittance men through Western Canada, highlighting their adventures, limited successes and glorious failures.
