A Pioneer Gentlewoman in British Columbia: The Recollections of Susan Allison

by Margaret A. Ormsby

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In 1860, at the age of fourteen, Susan Louisa Moir left England forBritish Columbia. After settling initially at Hope, she lived brieflyin both Victoria and New Westminster, then B.C.'s two mostimportant settlements. Returning to Hope, she helped her mother openthe community's first school, and in 1868 she married John FallAllison, riding on her honeymoon over the Allison Trail into theunsettled Similkameen Valley. Her record of the voyage, of Victoria,New...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0774800399

ISBN13:9780774800396

Release Date:February 2002

Publisher:UBC Press

Length:196 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

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Americas Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History British Columbia Canada Canadian General Historical History Provinces Regional Canada Specific Groups Travel Women Writing

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