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Gumboot girls : adventure, love & survival on British Columbia's North Coast : a collection of memoirs  Cover Image Book Book

Gumboot girls : adventure, love & survival on British Columbia's North Coast : a collection of memoirs / compiled by Jane Wilde & edited by Lou Allison.

Allison, Lou. (Added Author). Wilde, Jane, 1955- (Added Author).

Summary:

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.
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: Jun14sNF

Available copies

  • 18 of 21 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Smithers Public Library.

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 -

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