The Chilcotin War: A Tale of Death and Reprisal (Amazing Stories) - Softcover

Rich Mole

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1894974964 ISBN 13: 9781894974967

Publisher: Heritage House Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

This colourful account of the Chilcotin War is an insightful and absorbing examination of an event that helped to shape the course of British Columbia history. In the spring of 1864, 14 men building a road along the Homathko River in British Columbia were killed by a Tsilhqotin (Chilcotin) war party. Other violent deaths followed in the conflict that became known as the Chilcotin War. In this true tale of clashing cultures, greed, revenge and betrayal, Rich Mole explores the causes and deadly consequences of a troubling episode in British Columbia history that is still subject to debate almost 150 years later. Using contemporary sources, Mole brings to life the principal players in this tragic drama: Alfred Waddington, the Victoria businessman who decided to build the ill-fated toll road across the territory of the independent Tsilhqotin, attempting to connect Bute Inlet to the Cariboo goldfields of the interior, and Klatsassin, the fierce Tsilhqotin war chief whose people had already endured the devastation of smallpox.

About this title

About the Author

Rich Mole is a former broadcaster, communications consultant and president of a Vancouver Island advertising agency. Fuelled by a lifelong fascination with history, he writes extensively about the events and people of Canada's past.

Edition details

• Publisher: Heritage House Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1894974964
• ISBN 13: 9781894974967
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144