Heart of the Cariboo-Chilcotin

Another installment in the story of British Columbia's Cariboo Chilcotin region, this book is a delightful collection of spirited tales by the area's most talented authors, plus a couple of outsiders. Joining well-known Cariboo favourites Rich Hobson, Paul St. Pierre and Eric Collier are Barry Broadfoot and his touching tribute to Cariboo legend Fred Lindsay, historian/journalist Bruce Ramsey and his description of Barkerville's Chinatown, and pioneer Bill Hong and his account of what was done with Barkerville's deceased Chinese residents. From Edith Beeson's "Dunlevey" comes a gripping eyewitness play-by-play of a near-fatal Aboriginal wrestling match in 1859. Other stories include pioneer and wilderness lover Lutie Ulrich Cochran's perky tale of her mischievous temporary pet Flash the Weasel, and a tender vignette about a loon family by Will D. Jenkins Sr., a Chilcotin pioneer who penned his memoir, "Chilcotin Diary", at the age of 98. New stories by old favourites Irene Stangoe, Hilary Place and Eldon Lee mingle with gems of wry Cariboo humour by Doc Holley, Chilco Choate and Fred Lindsay. A brand-new story by Ann Walsh rounds out the collection.