White, Howard, 1945-

Howard White has spent much of his life on the Sunshine Coast of B.C. and at Madeira Park, B.C. He is the founder and editor of the "Raincoast Chronicles" series of books on British Columbia coast history and culture. In 1984 he incorporated the Harbour Publishing Company. It maintained the direction of "Raincoast Chronicles" as well as publishing more diverse works. In 1991 he was awarded the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour for his "Writing in the Rain". His other books include "Ghost in the Gears" (poetry), "The Men There Were Then"(poetry), and "Patrick and the Backhoe". In addition, he edited "Accidental Airline", "Spilsbury' Coast", and "Forgotten Villages of the B.C. Coast", as well as writing Bill White's work history "A Hard Man To Beat".