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1 online resource |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The pioneer women of Telegraph Cove; chapter 1. Mary Elizabeth "Mame" Wastell (Sharpe) -- chapter 2. Emma Wastell (McCoskrie) -- chapter 3. Unknown women who died young : the first two wives of Charlie Nakamura -- chapter 4. Rin Ogawa (Yawata) -- chapter 5. Hideko Okura (maiden name unknown)/Nancy Hatsumi Okura (Hashimoto) -- pt. 2. The professional women of Telegraph Cove : the Telegraph Cove school; chapter 6. Schoolteacher: Margaret Fleming (Griffiths) -- chapter 7. Schoolteacher: Doris "Dorie" Laura Grey -- chapter 8. Schoolteacher: Grace Agnes D'Arcy (Ryall); The other school teachers of Telegraph Cove -- chapter 9 -- Postmistress: Mary McDonald (Easthope) -- chapter 10. General store shopkeeper: Thelma Lorraine Burton (Campbell) -- chapter 11. Bookkeeper: Dorothy Ashwin (maiden name unknown) -- chapter 12. Bookkeeper: Annabelle Wardlaw (MacLeod) -- pt. 3. The postwar women of Telegraph Cove; chapter 13. Viola Farrant (Wood) -- chapter 14. Eva Berta Vinderskov (Trottner) -- chapter 15. Elisa "Lisa" Carmela Ziggiotti (Pieropan) -- chapter 16. Evylen "Evie" Farrant (Retzlaff); Other postwar women of Telegraph Cove -- pt. 4. The whale-watching women of Telegraph Cove; chapter 17. Donna Jean Mackay (Ptolemy) -- chapter 18. Anna Borrowman (Grenon) -- chapter 19. Mary Borrowman (Campbell) -- Afterword |
| Summary |
"A century of life in Telegraph Cove as told by the resourceful and resilient women who turned this isolated coastal village into a tight-knit community. Telegraph Cove, one of Vancouver Island's most visited tourist destinations, has humble origins as a one-shack telegraph station, established a century ago. The community grew, first with a salmon saltery and sawmill, then with new industries developed by the ingenuity of the Cove's inhabitants. From the 1920s, Irish, Chinese, Japanese, German, Danish, Italian, and English community members, along with other old and new Canadians, were neighbours in a place accessible only by boat. In this book, more than 25 women tell their own stories and memories of life in the Cove. They faced down the impacts of isolation, hazardous terrain, war, occupation, immigration, internment, social change, economic development, community decline, and environmental degradation--remarkable, given that Telegraph Cove's population peaked at 60. From these lives come stories of resilience, resourcefulness, heartbreak, humour, and triumph. Boom & Bust draws the reader in for an intimate view, accompanied by never-before-published archival photographs."-- Provided by publisher |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Women -- British Columbia -- Telegraph Cove -- Biography
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Manners and customs
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Telegraph Cove (B.C.) -- Biography
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Telegraph Cove (B.C.) -- History
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Telegraph Cove (B.C.) -- Social life and customs
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| Subject |
British Columbia -- Telegraph Cove
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Electronic books
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Biographies
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Anecdotes
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781771512992 |
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1771512997 |
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