{"product_id":"victoria-the-unknown-city","title":"Victoria: The Unknown City","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this revised follow-up to \u003ci\u003eVictoria: Secrets of the City\u003c\/i\u003e, former \u003ci\u003eMonday Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e editor Ross Crockford (co-author of \u003ci\u003eVictoria: Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e) delves further into the hidden intrigues of Canada's westernmost provincial capital, whose polite, \"just-like-England\" exterior conceals a surprisingly quirky and rough-edged heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e Victoria has long been a city of contradictions; the home of the unfortunately phrased \"newly wed and nearly dead\" is also where you will find one of North America's oldest Chinatowns; where tales of secret satanic cults abound; and where the flowers bloom so early in the year, it's no surprise that Victoria is regularly named one of the world's (yes, the world's) top tourist destinations.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eRoss Crockford takes readers on a tour of the city's best-kept culinary, shopping, and bar-hopping secrets, along with little-known facts that will beguile tourists and residents alike. There are directions to find remnants of the original Fort Victoria, 150 years after it was demolished; details on a nearby island purchased for Marilyn Monroe by her secret lover; a list of infamous criminals who got caught in Victoria, from Brother XII to Ahmed Ressam; and even advice on how to avoid long waits and bad seats on the BC Ferries.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eSo raise your teacup and make a toast to the outrageous, shocking, and glorious gems to be found in \u003ci\u003eVictoria: The Unknown City\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eNow in 2nd printing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Crockford (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":44733327212837,"sku":"9781551521954","price":23.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7851\/4725\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b9669d81-b7cf-471d-ba9b-cfbd77d3d1fd.jpg?v=1679350706","url":"https:\/\/crossandcrows.myshopify.com\/products\/victoria-the-unknown-city","provider":"Cross \u0026 Crows Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}