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The Gold Miner's Journal. The Adventures of an Early News Reporter

by Branwen C. Patenaude

229 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #04-1492; ISBN 1-4120-3664-X; US$23.00, C$25.95, EUR19.00, £13.00

The Cariboo goldrush of the 1860s, where a young reporter interviews many of the pioneer miners of the area.

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About the Book

A young man from Newfoundland travels to the Cariboo region of B.C. where he becomes a reporter for the Cariboo Sentinel newspaper in 1865.

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About the Author

Branwen has lived in the Cariboo since 1944, and in Quesnel since 1960. She has become a valuable volunteer at the local museum. Branwen is also the author of several other books about the early days of the Cariboo goldrush, including a two volume history of roadhouses entitled Trails to Gold, a pictorial book of Cariboo history entitled Golden Nuggets and her first historical novel entitiled Ruby Red & Goldrush Yellow, published by Trafford in 2003.

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