Description

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Produced in conjunction with the website Vancouver Is Awesome, this book collects stories and photos about the people, places, events, and phenomena that collectively have infused Vancouver with a distinct flavor and flair and which laid the foundation for the eclectic city that is consistently named one of the world's top tourist destinations. From vaudeville to beatniks, Rudyard Kipling to Hunter S. Thompson, violent squirrels to train-hopping dogs, Vancouver Was Awesome is an entertaining, informative, and at times jaw-dropping tour of one city's awesome past.

Lani Russwurm is an historian who runs the blog Past Tense Vancouver.

About the Author

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Lani Russwurm: Lani Russwurm holds degrees in political science and history from Simon Fraser University. He has been blogging about Vancouver history since 2008 as Past Tense Vancouver. He lives with his daughter in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. He runs the blog pasttensevancouver.tumblr.com