Royal BC Museum Audiobooks
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By Snowshoe, Buckboard and Steamer
Women of the British Columbia Frontier
By Kathryn Bridge
Narrated by: Angela Galanopoulos, Jill Kenton, Yvette Dudley-Neuman, Meaghan Hommy & Liana Bakker
Length: 6 hours 9 minutes
The vivid, personal accounts of four women who lived and travelled as settlers in early British Columbia
“…a cloud passing away from the face of the moon revealed a band of wild horses bearing down upon us at a full gallop. As they came near and saw us they divided into two groups, passing by on either side. Had the moon not come out they would... Read more »
Coal Dust in My Blood
Autobiography of a Coal Miner
By Bill Johnstone
Narrated by: Joe Fulgham
Length: 6 hours 39 minutes
The men who worked British Columbia's mines have passed into history. Coal Dust In My Blood is a moving account of one coal miner's life, in plain, evocative language. But this book is much more than a personal memoir. Bill Johnstone's mining career spanned several decades and he worked in a wide variety of positions. His broad insights reveal... Read more »