I've added some links to Ontario sites related to the underground railroad. They're not directly related to the book, but it's clear that BC's pioneers were very much involved in the politics and debates that energized Blacks in the decades before the Civil War.
The Cariboo chapter is finished, though I expect to revise it as more information becomes available. I'm now getting into the story of the Saltspring Island settlers, and finding that Ruth Sandwell's book has some absolutely extraordinary material. The Saltspring story is far more complex—and violent—than I'd realized. Sandwell sees events far differently from the way I did, and has the evidence to back up her arguments. So this chapter will see quite a few changes from the first edition.
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