{"product_id":"free-spirit","title":"Free Spirit","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eHighlighted by brilliant photographs, the colourful stories of British Columbia’s history leap off the pages of this beautiful book. BC became a colony in 1858, and \u003cem\u003eFree Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates its 150 years with a selection of vignettes about objects from our collective past and the people intimately involved with them. This entertaining book captures the essence of British Columbia and the diversity of its people and landscapes. Among the stories are a dozen personal stories and short family histories by British Columbians from around the province.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Together, the stories in this book show the astounding depth of experience of the people in this young colony-turned-province - often an experience much deeper than its 150 years.\" -- from the Introduction.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis book also includes the DVD, \u003cem\u003eEvergreen Playland\u003c\/em\u003e, a colourful collection of BC tourism travelogues from the 1950s and '60s.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGerald Truscott was born and raised in British Columbia. He has been the Royal BC Museum's publisher and editor for more than 20 years. He has written fiction and non-fiction on a variety of subjects, and has published several short stories and articles.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Royal Museum Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44857998344406,"sku":"33821","price":29.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/4368\/6614\/files\/FreeSpirit-CMYK-473x5001.jpg?v=1704951694","url":"https:\/\/shop.rbcm.ca\/products\/free-spirit","provider":"Royal Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}