Vancouver Island Book of Everything

From Hudson’s Bay outpost to gold rush fever and coal and lumber barons to political scandals Island-style to the mighty Douglas fir and Pacific salmon and profiles of Emily Carr, Cougar Annie and the Dunsmuir clan, no book is more comprehensive than the Vancouver Island Book of Everything. No book is more fun!

Well-known Islanders weigh in on their favourite things about Vancouver Island. Robert Bateman shares his five most inspiring island locales;Michael Halleran tells us the five graves you simply must visit at Ross Bay Cemetery; Ian Vantreight tells us his five Island weather complaints; history teacher and Vancouver Island digital archive editor Patrick Dunae gives us his five essential Vancouver Island reads; professor Barbara HelemWhittington gives us her five favorite memories of growing up on the island. From politics to the country’s best weather to the origins behind place names, Island slang, serial killers and the First People...it’s all here!

Whether you are a lifelong resident or visiting for the first time, there's no more complete book about Vancouver Island. If you love Vancouver Island, you’ll love the Vancouver Island Book of Everything!

• Table of Contents
• Sample Chapter

What people are saying

EVERYTHING . . .
“For those of you who have to know everything (you know who you are) and live on Vancouver Island, there’s now a book for you.”
-Patrick Blennerhassett, Victoria News

GEM . . .
“This book is a gem.  It is packed full of literally everything.  The three Vancouver Island writers managed to collaborate on what is likely to become an Island favourite.”
-Pirjo Raits, Sooke News Mirror

ANSWERS . . .
“The Vancouver Island Book of Everything has your answers.  Local trivia, facts and figures on almost anything anybody would think to ask about Vancouver Island are found in the book.”
-Pedro Arrais, Victoria Times Colonist

LIVELY . . .
“The three authors write in a conversational, lively tone and present their plentiful information in a concise, easy to read manner.”
-Alison Vail, Ladysmith Chronicle