Gumboot Girls: Adventure, Love & Survival on British Columbia's North Coast

by Jane Wilde, Lou Allison, Jane Francesca Wilde

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1927575478
• ISBN13: 9781927575475
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Caitlin Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"