Smugglers of the West: Tales of Contraband and Criminals (Amazing Stories) - Softcover

Neering, Rosemary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1926936914 ISBN 13: 9781926936918

Publisher: Heritage House Pub Co Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

Do you think the smuggling of drugs and people is a new phenomenon in Canadas west? Think again! Between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries, many daring smugglers carried contraband goods and people into western Canada across the USCanada border or into BC from Asia. Smugglers of the West tells the dramatic tales of the bold criminals who smuggled Chinese immigrants, opium, liquor and a host of commodities ranging from wool to live animals to tobacco. Among them are Boss Harris, the shadowy kingpin whose opium-smuggling empire stretched from Victoria across North America, and King of the Smugglers Larry Kelly, who reputedly tied illegal Chinese immigrants to pig iron so they could be tossed overboard if American patrollers got too close. Rosemary Neering takes readers into a shadowy world where no item was too small and no risk too large for the men and women who carried goods and people clandestinely across the border.

About this title

About the Author:

Rosemary Neering is a Victoria-based writer, editor, and photographer. She has published numerous articles in noted periodicals such as British Columbia Magazine, Canadas History Magazine, and Western Living. Rosemary also has over 40 book-length publications to her name, including A Travellers Guide to Historic British Columbia and Down the Road. Her most recent publications include The Pig War: The Last CanadaUS Border Conflict and British Columbia Bizarre: Stories, Whimsies, Facts and a Few Outright Lies from Canada's Wacky West Coast. When Rosemary isnt travelling throughout BC looking for new stories, she enjoys time at home with her partner, Joe, and her cat.

About this edition

• Publisher: Heritage House Pub Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1926936914
• ISBN 13: 9781926936918
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 142