Title: Cariboo Road
Description: Set against the early days of the Cariboo Gold Rush in British Columbia, the book follows the fortunes of the American-born Bowers family, and the friends and enemies they meet in the Cariboo. Several genuinely historical figures, such as Billy Barker and Judge Begbie, figure as characters in the book. A lively adventure story with a fairly authentic historical background.
Subjects: Barkerville, Cariboo Gold Rush
Places: Richfield, Barkerville, Cariboo, Fraser Canyon
People: Billy Barker, Judge Matthew Baillie Begbie, 'Cariboo' Cameron
Time periods: c. 1861-1863