<p>Historian Peter Corley-Smith chronicles the provincial museum's accomplishments since 1886, when 30 prominent citizens petitioned the government to establish a provincial museum. From its modest roots, the museum has grown to become one of the most renowned in North America. But this is a story about the people with the vision to preserve examples of this province's history for generations to come. It's also the story of the people with the imagination and creativity to tell BC's story in a fashion that remains imprinted on the minds and in the hearts of so many visitors. The title comes from the story of the white Kermode Bear, a discovery brought to public attention in the 1920s by the provincial museum's longest serving director, Francis Kermode. Was this a new species or just a white variation of the Black Bear?</p>

White Bears and Other Curiosities: The First 100 Years of the Royal British Columbia Museum (Royal British Columbia Museum Special Publication)

Corley-Smith, Peter

Arts & Photography

The Royal British Columbia Museum

<p>WINGS OVER THE ALASKA HIGHWAY is a quality photographic history of aviation's role in the development of the Alaska Highway. It includes stories on resourceful Bush pilots, chapters on the key airports along the highway, Russian-American Lend Lease Program, and the Million Dollar Valley (where an entire flight of B-26 planes crash-landed and all survived).</p>

Wings over the Alaska Highway: A Photographic History of Aviation on the Alaska Highway

History

McAllister, Bruce

Americas

Roundup Press

Helicopters: The British Columbia story

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

Published in association with the British Columbia Provincial Museum

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