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‘The Ballad of the Prospector’ blends fact and fun in new novel written by local wrestler
Dec 19, 2025 | 4:13 PM
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Prince George pro wrestler Wes Barker ‘The Prospector’ has put pen to paper in a new fiction novel called ‘The Ballad of the Prospector’. The book blends fact and fiction from Billy Barker’s origin story back in the Cariboo Gold Rush complete with familiar names from the Primetime Wrestling scene like Vance Nevada and the ‘God of Thunder’ Andy Anderson. Find out more about the book from Wes on the show ahead of his big release party at Books and Company on December 20th from 11 am until 3 pm.
