Through the Rapids: The History of Princess Louisa Inlet

We have enjoyed reading this book. It is filled with history and anyone loving the Northwest and Young Life will enjoy this book. I can highly recommend it.

Through The Rapids: The History Of Princess Louisa Inlet by history buff Charles William Hitz is an engaging and informative chronicle of British Columbia's Princess Louisiana Inlet which is part of the beautiful fjord country of Canada's west coast. From the inlet's formation; to the story behind its name; to famous individuals who have lived in the inlet; to the tale of Tom Hamilton and the Malibu Club that he built, and much more, Through The Rapids is a most enjoyable and fact-filled compilation of Canadian regional history.

This is a fine reference work on the history of Princess Louisa Inlet. Mr. Hitz's personal experience and interest in the area have produced a very readable and interesting compilation of historic facts, pictures, and lore about this beautiful place. It is extremely well researched and should take its rightful place among the histories of the Pacific Northwest of the United States and Canada.

Chaz Hitz has come up with a thorough modern history of one of the most beautiful places in the world. Princess Louisa Inlet is Canada's Shangri-La: exotic, remote and populated over time by a wildly diverse cast of characters. Anyone who has seen this place will find a ready reference for their further explorations in the book and a kindred spirit in its author, a man driven to document his life-long affair with the inlet in a book that is the result of thorough scholarship and intensive research. Malibu Club figures prominently in the life of the inlet as it does in the writing of this book. Yet Malibu's is not the only story told here. Part of the beauty of this book is the effort Hitz has undertaken to bring to light the experiences of everyone who has had some effect on the place. This book is first and foremost a labor of love, each page reflecting the author's passion for the place and the people there. Through the Rapids is essential reading for those who are planning a visit to the inlet and anyone already under its spell.