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About: Bill Vander Zalm - DBpedia Association
Ex-Premier of B.C., Bill Vander Zalm was born into a family of Dutch bulb merchants in 1934. His father was in the Fraser Valley for most of WW II while the family remained in the Catholic village of Noordwykerhout, which was occupied by the Nazis. After the war Vander Zalm joined his father in Bradner and took over his father's sales calls around B.C.
at age 17. He bought Art Knapp's Nurseries Ltd. for $3,200 when there was no store.
Vander Zalm: From Immigrant to Premier - Alan Twigg
He was never the sole owner of the chain of Art Knapp stores that developed, as the media erroneously reported for years. Vander Zalm's month-by-month guide, Northwest Gardener's Almanac, has had numerous printings.
Alan Twigg published the first critical book on Vander Zalm, a biography called Vander Zalm: From Immigrant to Premier (Harbour Publishing, 1986).
The 28th Premier of British Columbia self-published his own 615-page autobiography Bill Vander Zalm "For The People" (2008 $39.95 plus tax and shipping) available v Bill Vander Zalm Biography - VAS