Vancouver’s Playground

Vancouver’s Playground: Leisure and Sociability on Bowen Island, 1902-57
By Jack Little
This edition is re-formatted and re-published by the Bowen Island Museum and Archives 2016
5.5” x 8.5” | 32 pages | Paperback
$10 (+ shipping – unless picked up at Bowen Island Museum & Archives location)

Written by academic Jack Little, Professor Emeritus in the history department of Simon Fraser University and fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Jack Little was also a board member for the Bowen Island Museum and Archives.

The book offers a look at the history of Bowen Island during its time as a small settler community and relaxing vacation getaway, including the Union Steamship Co. era. It features excellent photographs and images to add to the telling of the island’s history, and is a low-cost way to start your journey into exploring Bowen Island’s history.

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