Bannock and Beans: A Cowboy's Account of the Bedaux Expedition

by Bob White

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In 1934, in the middle of the Great Depression, millionaire Charles Bedaux spent $250,000 in an attempt to cross northern British Columbia in five motorized vehicles. The Bedaux Expedition ranks as one of the most audacious and unusual events in the province's history. Bannock and Beans tells the story of this extravagant failure from the perspective of one of the cowboys who worked on Bedaux's team. Bob White's reminiscences, recounted in the tradition...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0772660603

ISBN13:9780772660602

Release Date:June 2009

Publisher:Royal British Columbia Museum

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Adventure Americas Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History British Columbia Canada Canadian Expeditions & Discoveries Historical History Memoirs Provinces Regional Canada Specialty Travel Travel World Writing

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