

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The King of Sandon by Greg Nesteroff- Book Launch
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 13 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The King of Sandon

A Book Launch with Greg Nesteroff

A local history book 20 years in the making will be presented at the Capitol Theatre.  �The King of Sandon: Murder, Myth, and the Man Behind B.C.’s Greatest Ghost Town is a full-length biography of John Morgan Harris, a mining magnate with a secret past and a complicated legacy.

Local historian and journalist Greg Nesteroff traces Harris’ life from rural Virginia, where he was born into a family of slaveholders, to northern Idaho, where he risked life and liberty to make a name for himself.

Harris arrived in the Slocan in early 1892, as part a wave of prospectors lured by a silver rush, and bought a promising mining claim that turned into his bonanza. While other tycoons spent their fortunes on mansions in urban areas, Harris built an entire city in the wilderness as a monument to himself. He owned the townsite, its principal buildings, power plant, and waterworks.�

He was nicknamed the King of Sandon, but his subjects didn’t always see his rule as benevolent. He was frequently in court defending his interests, and one dispute over a mining claim dragged on for years before finally reaching the Privy Council.

When Sandon’s fortunes declined as the mines in the area played out, Harris refused to leave, even as his town crumbled around him. Although new life teased occasionally, his optimism that the city would boom again was never fully justified.

Greg Nesteroff will present a slideshow and explain the book’s long genesis, including his trips to Harris’ birthplace and burial site in Virginia.�“I became interested in Johnny Harris because so many myths were associated with him,” Nesteroff explains. “While some things were said about him that were false, I was surprised that some of the most unlikely things turned out to be true.” �

The book includes 237 photos and illustrations as well as eight specially-created maps. The King of Sandon is available for pre-order on the book’s companion website, kingofsandon.com, which also contains source notes, photo galleries, interviews, and many other special features.

The book will be available in stores throughout the West Kootenay. You can also pick up a copy at the Capitol Theatre following Greg’s presentation, where he’ll be happy to sign your copy.

Reserve your ticket now; admission is by donation at the door
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- **Event Categories**: nonprofit, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 13

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://purchase.capitoltheatre.ca/EventAvailability?EventId=18601&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=nelson-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Nelson
- **state**: BC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: 421 Victoria St, Nelson, BC, Canada, British Columbia V1L4K6
- **lat**: 49.49097
- **long**: -117.29439
- **full address**: 421 Victoria St, Nelson, BC, Canada, British Columbia V1L4K6

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: The Capitol Theatre Nelson (https://allevents.in/org/the-capitol-theatre-nelson/26132847)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 13 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 421 Victoria St, Nelson, BC, Canada, British Columbia V1L4K6
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Capitol Theatre Nelson
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** nonprofit, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The King of Sandon by Greg Nesteroff- Book Launch ?
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