Winner of the 1998 Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for Historical Writing and shortlisted for the VanCity Women's Book Prize!

Florence Agassiz, Eleanor Fellows, Violet Sillitoe, and Helen Kate Woods lived and travelled in British Columbia in the 19th century very much as a minority . . . white and female. All four women left detailed accounts of their lives and adventures in journals, letters, and sketches, which historian-archivist Kathryn Bridge has incorporated into her perceptive analysis. The rich historical narratives in By Snowshoe, Buckboard & Steamer reveal the enormous courage, determination, and compassion of these pioneering women.

History/Women's Studies, 231pp, 6×9, over 70 b/w images
ISBN 1-55039-086-4, paper, $19.95