BC Pioneer Stories
British Columbia's pioneer history runs deep and touches on all communities throughout the province. Check out this list of books that looks at the lives of adventurers, loggers, miners, ranchers, scoundrels, scallywags, tycoons, and everything in between!

Stagecoach North
A History of Barnard's Express

Ranch Tales
Stories from the Frontier

Boom & Bust
The Resilient Women of Historic Telegraph Cove

Along the E&N
A Journey Back to the Historic Hotels of Vancouver Island

Cornelius O'Keefe
The Life, Loves, and Legacy of an Okanagan Rancher

Against the Current
The Remarkable Life of Agnes Deans Cameron

Trail North
The Okanagan Trail of 1858–68 and Its Origins in British Columbia and Washington

Children of the Kootenays
Memories of Mining Towns

Aqua Vitae
A History of the Saloons and Hotel Bars of Victoria, 1851-1917

Gold Rush Queen
The Extraordinary Life of Nellie Cashman

Through an Unknown Country
The Jarvis–Hanington Winter Expedition through the Northern Rockies, 1874–1875

The Cariboo Trail
A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia

Barkerville and the Cariboo Goldfields

Cariboo Gold Rush
The Stampede that Made BC

Frontier Cowboys and the Great Divide
Early Ranching in BC and Alberta

Chilcotin Yarns

Above Stairs
Social Life in Upper-Class Victoria 1843–1918

Pioneers of the Pacific Coast
A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters

Bronc Busters and Hay Sloops
Ranching in the West in the Early 20th Century

Buckaroos and Mud Pups
The Early Days of Ranching in British Columbia

Rebel Women of the West Coast
Their Triumphs, Tragedies and Lasting Legacies

The Maquinna Line
A Family Saga

The Forgotten Explorer
Samuel Prescott Fay's 1914 Expedition to the Northern Rockies

The Chilcotin War
A Tale of Death and Reprisal