Golden Nuggets: Roadhouse Portraits along the Cariboo's Gold Rush Trail - Softcover

Branwen Patenaude

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1895811562 ISBN 13: 9781895811568

Publisher: Heritage House Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

Through her extensive research while compiling her first two books Trails to Gold and Trails to Gold, Volume Two, Branwen Patenaude has become the BC authority on the early roadhouses along the gold rush trail. Now, in this tribute to early photographers of that era and the magnificent derelict structures that have come to dot the Cariboo landscape, Branwen presents an album of her favourite roadhouse portraits and the stories that go with them. Golden Nuggets is presented as a companion volume in the same glossy format as Art Downs' Wagon Road North. This book completes the author's roadhouse trilogy. In addition to an informative text, Branwen has assembled a unique collection of historic photos by researching local and regional collections and gaining access to private collections throughout the Cariboo.

About this title

About the Author:

Branwen Patenaude moved to British Columbia with her parents and brothers in December 1941. Born in Shanghai, China, where she led the sheltered life of a British schoolgirl, her life changed dramatically when her family moved to West Vancouver. When Branwen was in Grade 11, her family moved to the Cariboo, and shortly thereafter she met Wilfred H. Patenaude. The two were married in Ashcroft in 1947. In 1960 Branwen, Wilfred and their two children Anne and David Honor moved to Quesnel, where eventual Branwen volunteered at the Quesnel Museum and began writing. Branwen has published eight books on Cariboo history, making her a great contributor to the information available on pioneer life in the Cariboo during the last century.

About this edition

• Publisher: Heritage House Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1895811562
• ISBN 13: 9781895811568
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96