Point Roberts Backstory
Published on 12. September 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
598 pages
978-0-692-93168-4 (ISBN)
Description
Point Roberts Backstory tells the fascinating story of a one-of-a-kind American town. Perched on the tip of a Canadian peninsula which extends into U.S. waters, Point Roberts is a community like no other. Residents - including the school kids - have to drive through Canada to get to this unique "exclave" from the U.S. mainland. Point Roberts has seen it all: mysterious middens, smugglers, pirates, squatters, Icelandic-speaking settlers, rock stars and thousands of Canadians. They all mix in an unbelievable history all the more amazing when you learn it all happened in its tiny five square miles. Join Point Roberts Backstory for a tour of this incredible town in an isolated corner of America.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
866 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-692-93168-4 (9780692931684)
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Person
Mark Swenson has lived in Point Roberts for fifteen years and he is a member of the Point Roberts Historical Society. Four generations of his family have made a living at Point Roberts, and his family has lived in Whatcom County for 117 years.