Author: Irene Stangoe. Published by Heritage House Publishing, Surrey, BC., 1997, 1st Edition, (2nd Printing 2005). Printed in Canada. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 8.5 x 5.5 inch, 157 pages.
LOOKING BACK AT THE CARIBOO-CHILCOTIN, with Irene Stangoe, is the authors second collection of stories about the BC Interior's pioneers and the trails they blazed, and in 26 separate tales she introduces a mosaic of personalities and events that spans 120 years.
Irene Stangoe has been "looking back" at the Cariboo-Chilcotin for almost half a century. Originally drawn to the region from her Burnaby-New Westminster roots in 1950, when she and her husband, Clive, bought theWilliams Lake Tribune, Irene filled in as reporter, community editor, columnist, advertising salesperson and just about anywhere else she was needed until the newspaper was sold in 1973.
In 1975, unable to fully retire, Irene established her "Looking Back" column at theTribune and soon gained recognition as one of the most readable history writers in the weekly newspaper field. Between 1986 and 1991, she was awarded a first place and two seconds in the annual Best Historical Writing Competition.
