Smugglers of the West

Smugglers of the West
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Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Total Pages : 146
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ISBN-10 : 9781926936000
ISBN-13 : 1926936000
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Book Synopsis Smugglers of the West by : Rosemary Neering

Download or read book Smugglers of the West written by Rosemary Neering and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you think the smuggling of drugs and people is a new phenomenon in Canada’s west? Think again! Between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries, many daring smugglers carried contraband goods and people into western Canada across the US–Canada border or into BC from Asia. Smugglers of the West tells the dramatic tales of the bold criminals who smuggled Chinese immigrants, opium, liquor and a host of commodities ranging from wool to live animals to tobacco. Among them are Boss Harris, the shadowy kingpin whose opium-smuggling empire stretched from Victoria across North America, and King of the Smugglers Larry Kelly, who reputedly tied illegal Chinese immigrants to pig iron so they could be tossed overboard if American patrollers got too close. Rosemary Neering takes readers into a shadowy world where no item was too small and no risk too large for the men and women who carried goods and people clandestinely across the border.


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