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Barbara Smith

Barbara Smith was born and raised in Toronto and lived most of her life in Edmonton before settling in the Victoria area in 2006. Barbara is a full-time writer whose work is inspired by a love of mystery combined with her lifelong interest in social history. She has published over thirty books, twenty of which are collections of true ghost stories, including Campfire Stories of Western Canada, The Mad Trapper and perennial bestsellers Ghost Stories of Alberta, Ghost Stories and Mysterious Creatures of British Columbia, Ghost Stories of the Rocky Mountains and Canadian Ghost Stories. Barbara was also featured on the Discovery Channel's Hunt for the Mad Trapper.

Books by Barbara Smith

Ghost Stories of Washington

by (author) Barbara Smith
edited by Randy Williams

Campfire Stories from Coast to Coast

by (author) Barbara Smith

The Famous Five

Canada’s Crusaders for Women’s Rights

by (author) Barbara Smith

Great Canadian Ghost Stories

Legendary Tales of Haunting from Coast to Coast

by (author) Barbara Smith

Ghostly Campfire Stories of Western Canada

by (author) Barbara Smith

The Valiant Nellie McClung

Selected Writings by Canada's Most Famous Suffragist

by (author) Barbara Smith & Nellie McClung
foreword by Dave Obee

Campfire Stories of Western Canada

by (author) Barbara Smith

Fatal Intentions

True Canadian Crime Stories

by (author) Barbara Smith

Supernatural Christmas Ghost Stories

by (author) Barbara Smith

The Mad Trapper

Unearthing a Mystery

by (author) Barbara Smith

Ontario Fireside Ghost Stories

by (author) Barbara Smith

Hoaxes and Hexes

Daring Deceptions and Mysterious Curses

by (author) Barbara Smith

Alberta Fireside Ghost Stories

by (author) Barbara Smith

Haunted Alberta

by (author) Barbara Smith

Haunted Hearts

True Ghostly Love Stories

by (author) Barbara Smith

Ghost Riders

True Ghost Stories of Planes, Trains & Automobiles

by (author) Barbara Smith

Horribly Haunted Houses

True Ghost Stories

by (author) Barbara Smith

Animal Phantoms

True Ghost Stories

by (author) Barbara Smith

Ghost Stories of the Sea

by (author) Barbara Smith

Ghost Stories of the Rocky Mountains

Volume II

by (author) Barbara Smith
edited by Shelagh Kubish

Ontario Ghost Stories

Volume II

by (author) Barbara Smith
edited by Shelagh Kubish

Haunted Theaters

by (author) Barbara Smith
edited by Shelagh Kubish

Even More Ghost Stories of Alberta

by (author) Barbara Smith
edited by Shelagh Kubish

Ghost Stories of California

by (author) Barbara Smith
edited by Randy Williams

Ghost Stories of Washington

by (author) Barbara Smith
edited by Randy Williams

Deadly Encounters

True Crime Stories of Alberta

by (author) Barbara Smith

Ghost Stories of Alberta

by (author) Barbara Smith