The Paddlewheeler SS Moyie
The Sweetheart of Kootenay Lake
$63.84
- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
19 May 2027
Summary
This richly illustrated volume recounts the journey of the paddlewheeler steamer Moyie, which forged vital social and economic links in the Kootenay Lake region until 1957 as the last working vessel of its kind in Canada.
A national treasure known as “the Sweetheart of Kootenay Lake,” the former Canadian Pacific steamer SS Moyie is the oldest intact passenger sternwheeler in the world. From the mid-1800s onward, hundreds of sternwheelers plied the waterways of western…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781998526819 |
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| ISBN-10: | 199852681X |
| Author: | Robert D. Turner |
| Publisher: | Harbour Publishing |
| Imprint: | Harbour Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 19 May 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 228mm x 190mm |
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Critics Review
“No one tells the story of the Moyie more completely—based on his more than forty years of research and firsthand experience, Bob Turner is the gold standard of nautical research.” —John M. MacFarlane, FRGS, author and founder of the Nauticapedia website
“This beautifully written work captures the enduring legacy of the SS Moyie and the communities it connected; it is an essential tribute to our region’s heritage. A masterful, heartfelt chronicle of the SS Moyie, preserving its story, and ours, for generations to come.” —Sarah Sinclair, Chair of Kootenay Lake Historical Society
Robert D. Turner
Robert D. Turner has been researching, photographing, and writing about transportation history for over fifty years. His work has been recognized with numerous honors, including the Canadian Railroad Historical Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
A curator emeritus at the Royal BC Museum, retired heritage consultant, and fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, Turner received an honorary doctorate degree from Simon Fraser University in 2022.
This is his twentieth book. He lives near Nanaimo, British Columbia.
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