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Historian Peter Corley-Smith chronicles the provincial museum's accomplishments since 1886, when 30 prominent citizens petitioned the government to establish a provincial museum. From its modest roots, the museum has grown to become one of the most renowned in North America. But this is a story about the people with the vision to preserve examples of this province's history for generations to come. It's also the story of the people with the imagination and creativity to tell BC's story in a fashion that remains imprinted on the minds and in the hearts of so many visitors. The title comes from the story of the white Kermode Bear, a discovery brought to public attention in the 1920s by the provincial museum's longest serving director, Francis Kermode. Was this a new species or just a white variation of the Black Bear?

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This publication is a worthy celebration to mark the centenary of the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria. Well researched and particularly well formatted for a popular audience, the illustrated text is sensitive to the needs of the non-specialist reader for example, in photography and the treatment of specimens (22, 32-3), dioramas(38-9), and in changing styles of display cases and exhibits (100, 103, 110, 113). Suzanne Zeller, The Canadian Historical Review, Vol 73

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Peter Corley-Smith (1923-2002) is best known for his books on British Columbia's aviation history, including Barnstorming to Bush Flying: British Columbia's Aviation Pioneers 1910-1930 and Helicopters: The British Columbia Story (with Dave Parker).

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