Voices from the Skeena - by Robert Budd (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>In this collaboration with oral historian Robert Budd, celebrated artist Roy Henry Vickers is inspired by voices from the past to illustrate the rich history of the Skeena River.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>The Skeena, second longest river in the province, remains an icon of British Columbia's northwest. Called <em>Xsien</em> ("water of the clouds") by the Tsimshian and Gitksan, it has always played a vital role in the lives of Indigenous people of the region. Since the 1800s, it has also become home to gold seekers, traders, salmon fishers and other settlers who were drawn by the area's beauty and abundant natural resources.</p> <p><em>Voices from the Skeena</em> will take readers on a journey inspired directly by the people who lived there. Combining forty illustrations with text selected from the pioneer interviews CBC radio producer Imbert Orchard recorded in the 1960s, the book follows the arrival of the Europeans and the introduction of the fur trade to the Omineca gold rush and the building of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad.</p> <p>Open the pages to meet Robert Cunningham, an Anglican missionary who would later become the founder of the thriving Port Essington. Here too is a man called Cataline, a packer for whom no settlement was too remote to reach, and the indominable Sarah Glassey, the first woman to pre-empt land in British Columbia. At the heart of these stories is the river, weaving together a narrative of a people and their culture. Pairing the stories with Roy Henry Vicker's vibrant art creates a unique and captivating portrait of British Columbia that will appeal to art lovers and history readers alike.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"This book is B.C. regional history as it should be, grounded in the authentic voices of those who lived it and presented in a context of compelling visual beauty." Tom Sandborn, the Vancouver Sun, November 15, 2019</p>--Tom Sandborn "The Vancouver Sun "<br>
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