Title: The Fraser Valley : a history /
Authors: Cherrington, John A.
Publisher: Harbour Pub.,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Fraser River Valley (B.C.) History.; Fraser River Valley (B.C.) History Pictorial works.
Abstract: "This book overviews the history of the region extending from Hope to the mouth of the Fraser River, excluding the broad Burrard plateau comprising Burnaby and Vancouver."--Note to the reader.
Contents: 1. The river people -- 2. The Odyssey of Simon Fraser -- 3. The birth of Fort Langley -- 4. Lonely outpost of Empire -- 5. The world of James Murray Yale -- 6. Gold Rush -- 7. The Sappers of Stump City -- 8. Telegraph trail -- 9. Struggles of the soil -- 10. Railway boom -- 11. The golden years -- 12. For king and country -- 13. Flivvers, flappers, and jitneys -- 14. Depression -- 15. War and flood -- 16. Town planners and sasquatches -- 17. Wither a valley.