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Gumboot girls : adventure, love & survival on British Columbia's North Coast : a collection of memoirs / compiled by Jane Wilde & edited by Lou Allison.
This book compiles memoirs of 34 women who had migrated from big cities to the rural areas on the north coast of British Columbia.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781927575475
- ISBN: 1927575478
- Physical Description: 217 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Halfmoon Bay, B.C. : Caitlin Press, 2014.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index of authors.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction -- Editor's Note -- Note on Place Names -- Haida Gwaii: A Few Left Turns / Carol Kulesha -- Going North Again / Jane Kinegal -- When the Wind Blows / Joline Martin -- The Power of Community / Lyn Pinkerton -- Living at Swan Bay / Su-San Brown -- At the Edge of the World / Karen McKinster -- For Dan / Agate Annie VerSteeg -- Finding Home / Dorothy Garrett -- From the Lighthouse / Dory Spencer -- Gimli / Betsy Cardell -- Still Hippying Around / Margo Elfert -- Boating in Paradise / Barb Rowsell -- Afloat / Lou Allison -- My American Girlfriends / Jane Wilde -- All the Wrong Reasons / Carmen Ross -- Prince Rupert & Area: Home is a Tent / Suellen Guenther -- A Coastal Road / Daphne Brown -- A Prairie Chick on the Coast / Lorrie Thompson -- Gardens on the Edge / Nancy Fischer -- Into the Abyss / Carol Manning -- The Test of Time / Dolly Harasym -- North Coast Fashions / Shelley Lobel -- Setting the Tone / Janet Simpson -- It was Rupert / Kathy Copps -- Born in France, Made in Canada / Ghislaine de Saint Venant -- Mending Nets & Fixing Boats / Linda Gibbs -- My Journey into the Northwest / Francine Masse -- The Last Resort / Anneke Van Vliet -- From Skiakl to Dodge / Wendy Brooks -- Waterlogged Milestones / Sue Staehli -- Acclimatization / Chloe Beam -- Turned Inside Out / Helen Heffernan -- Coastal Quilting / Kristin Miller -- The More Things Change / Peggy Carl -- Acknowledgements - Index of Authors.
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- Subject:
- Women > British Columbia > Prince Rupert > Biography.
Women > British Columbia > Haida Gwaii > Biography.
Urban-rural migration > History > 20th century.
Country life > British Columbia > Prince Rupert.
Country life > British Columbia > Haida Gwaii.
Prince Rupert (B.C.) > Biography.
Haida Gwaii (B.C.) > Biography. - Topic Heading:
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Available copies
- 20 of 21 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
- 2 of 2 copies available at Smithers Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 21 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithers Public Library | 305.40922 GUM (Text) | 35101000455159 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Smithers Public Library | ANF 305.40922 GUM (Text) | 35101000411384 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| 100 Mile House Branch | 305.40922 GUM (Text) | 33923005313626 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Alexis Creek Branch | 305.40922 GUM (Text) | 33923006154284 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Burns Lake Public Library | 971.17 GUM (Text) | 35198000700980 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Fort St. John Public Library | 971.17111 GUM (Text) | 35211000201030 | ADULT Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Gibsons Public Library | 305.4092 GUMB (Text) | 30886000563433 | Adult Nonfiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Granisle Public Library | 305.4092 GUM (Text) | 35190000176154 | Adult Non Fiction Hardcover | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Hazelton Public Library | 971.11 Gum (Text) | 35154000063416 | Adult Non-Fiction - Main Floor | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Kaslo and District Public Library | 971.11 GUM (Text) | 35134000474524 | Adult Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Midpoint Books
Forty years ago, droves of young women migrated away from urban settings and settled in rural areas across North America. Many settled on the north coast of British Columbia, on Haida Gwaii or around Prince Rupert. GUMBOOT GIRLS tells the stories of thirty-four women, through their own eyes, as they moved from their comfortable city-dwelling surroundings to the rugged north coast. Part back-to-the-land, part adventure, heartbreak and love, this collection of stories edited by Lou Allison and compiled by Jane Wilde was inspired by the book GIRLS LIKE US by Sheila Weller. Wilde, the creator of the collection, encouraged, prodded and cajoled her friends (and some of their friends) to tell the story of a generation of young women who flocked to the north coast of BC in the 1970s.