Barkerville and the Cariboo Goldfields by Richard Thomas Wright

by Richard Thomas Wright

The stories of the men and women who dug for gold on Williams Creek are told in this revised and updated edition of a Canadian bestseller.The legendary town of Barkerville is flourishing today, just as it did more than 150 years ago, but this time under the care of professional and amateur historians. Richard Thomas Wright peels back the pages of history as he unearths the area's history and chronicles the fortunes and the follies of gold-rush-era Barkerville. The result of years of around-the-world research, Barkerville and the Cariboo Goldfields brings to life the men and women of the creeks who came in search of gold and left their mark on BC history. Wright mined the archives to bring forth new information on the development of the Cariboo goldfields and nearby places of interest.Barkerville includes dozens of little-known historical photos and a complete index. It is the best, most comprehensive source of detailed information on this important national heritage site.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

Paperback

First published May 15, 2013

About the author

Richard Thomas Wright is an historical and outdoors writer and photographer. He has published 22 books and countless magazine and newspaper articles. For several years, Wright has operated the Theatre Royal in Barkerville with Newman and Wright Theatre Co. He now lives in Wells, the heart of gold country, just eight kilometres from Barkerville.

Reviews

[Caroline · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting information on the gold diggers and how they arrived at Barkerville. the last half of the book would be more interesting if you were at Barkerville and used it as a guide

[Lisa Xie · Rating 4 out of 5]

In depth information of barkerville between 1850 to 1910. Would recommend for anyone intend to visit barkerville.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

the book is nearly as exhaustive as possible: the only references you would need beyond it would be the archives themselves. however it does begin to read as a reference book rather than a history of lives the father in you progress. and sadly, the editing gets sloppier as you go: indicating that the publishing house, editors and possibly even the author were bored by the end, too.

[Kaiti · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loses points for not using any citations. It's very informative but I have no idea where the information came from, except for a small selected bibliography in the very back of the book. Footnotes please!