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A
recognized expert on the years Bill Miner spent in Canada 100
years ago, Peter Grauer has appeared in television
documentaries such as those produced by
Alliance Atlantis Films’ History Channel. Born and
raised in Revelstoke, as a young adult Peter moved to Kamloops
where his mother’s family had settled in the 1880s. It
was here that he first began his fascination with the early
history of B.C. and started on his journey to assemble
material for this book. Drawing from restricted
Provincial Police files, previously unpublished archival
documents and his own extensive collection of primary and
secondary history sources, he has created a fascinating and
detailed glimpse into a time now long past.
In 2007 Peter won a prestigious
historical writing award from the BC Historical Federation for
"Interred With Their Bones." The ceremonies took place
at Government House in Victoria and Lieutenant Governor Iona
Campagnola made the presentations.
Peter Grauer had been writing
historical articles for a daily newspaper when, in
preparing for an article on Bill Miner, he uncovered some new
information which ultimately led to the realization that the
true story of Miner had not been told. "Interred With Their
Bones" is the result. He has appeared on History
Television’s "Manhunt" series in an episode about Bill
Miner, on CTV's Travel Channel, CBC Radio's Almanac and CHBC
TV out of Kelowna. In conjunction with a Professor
Emeritus from a western Canadian University, Peter is
presenting an "Ideas" proposal to CBC Radio in the near
future.
Peter is presently working on a
comprehensive history of the early formative years of the
Cariboo Gold Rush, 1861-1862. It will follow the
adventures of four men who either left memoirs behind, or the
primary and secondary sources researched present a
comprehensive history of the individuals. The story will
move from south of the border in Washington Territory, up the
west bank of the Great Okanagan Lake, through Grande Prairie,
Fort Kamloops, Cache Creek, Hat Creek and Cayoosh (Lillooet),
and on to Quesnelle and Lightning Creek and the little gold
rush town of Van Winkle. It will move from Antler Creek
in the north, down through Quesnelle Forks, Lytton, the Fraser
Canyon and Yale, New Westminster and Victoria. By
concentrating on four men during just two early years of the
gold rush, on just one creek and one town, the writer hopes to
be able to give the reader a taste of what life was actually
like during this formative period of BC's history.
Peter resides in a rural section
of Kamloops, BC with his wife Karen. He can be
contacted at 250-573-3670 or by email:
peter_@_billminer_.ca
(Remove the underscores before mailing.
This prevents spam from following this email link.)
Memberships
& Associations
Full Member - BC Federation of
Writers
www.bcwriters.com
ASSOCIATE MEMBER - WESTERN
WRITERS OF AMERICA
www.westernwriters.org
Full Member - Wild West History
Assoc.
www.wildwesthistory.org
Director - Interior Science
Innovation Council
www.isic.ca
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