Cherrington, John.Vancouver at the Dawn: A Turn of the Century Portrait. Harbour, 1997. Compelling account of daily life in Vancouver through the eyes of a little-known pioneer Vancouver newspaperwoman, Sara McLagan.
McDonald, Robert A.Making Vancouver: Class, Status and Social Boundaries, 1863-1913. University of British Columbia Press, 1997. Revealing study of the social transformation of Vancouver, beginning with the conflict of the railway, class tensions, and the boom years before World War I.