Rural Life
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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NEW! Up the CoastOne Family's Wild Life in the Forests of British Columbia |
Kathryn Willcock and her sisters grew up in logging camps on the coast of B.C. in the 1960s when children were set loose to play in the wilderness, women kept rifles next to the wood stove, and … | Kathryn Willcock | 224 | 2022 | View |
NEW! Woman, WatchingLouise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay |
Referred to as a Canadian Rachel Carson, Louise de Kiriline Lawrence lived and worked in an isolated log cabin near North Bay. After her husband was murdered by Bolsheviks, she refused her … | Merilyn Simonds | 416 | 2022 | View |
From NEW! PrefaceFrom: Up the Coast |
An introduction to the methodology, maps, and the explanation of “up the coast.” | Kathryn Willcock | 3 | 2022 | $0.30 Add |
From NEW! The Golden BirdFrom: Woman, Watching |
Chapter One provides a brief introduction to Louise de Kiriline Lawrence, the self-trained amateur ornithologist and field nurse who is the subject of this book. The chapter discusses topics … | Merilyn Simonds | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
From NEW! Flying InFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter One focuses on getting up to Oxford Bay, the bush plane the “Beaver”, logging life, passengers on the plane, and the small community up the coast in the 1960’s. | Kathryn Willcock | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
From NEW! The View from the TerraceFrom: Woman, Watching |
Chapter Two explores Louise’s childhood in Svensksund, Sweden. The chapter explores her relationships with her mother, father, and sister. It also examines the influence the natural … | Merilyn Simonds | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
From NEW! A Normal ChildhoodFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter Two focuses on the author’s father John Brandon Willcock, leaving North Bay, Ontario for work, hardship during the Great Depression, his father’s (the author’s … | Kathryn Willcock | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
From NEW! Hungry for SomethingFrom: Woman, Watching |
Chapter Three follows Louise’s time as a nurse during the First World War at a Russian POW camp on the Eastern Front. The chapter follows her first meeting and later marriage to Russian … | Merilyn Simonds | 21 | 2022 | $2.10 Add |
From NEW! Fired or DeadFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter Three focuses on Willcock’s time working in Swanberg’s cook house, Greasy Erickson, getting “Up the hill”, becoming a “Whistle punk”, the risks of logging, and the Schnarr girl’s … | Kathryn Willcock | 14 | 2022 | $1.40 Add |
From NEW! Untrammelled LandscapesFrom: Woman, Watching |
Chapter Four focuses on Louise’s move to Canada. The chapter explores Louise’s joining of the Canadian Red Cross Outpost Service, her settling in Bonfield, Northern Ontario, her … | Merilyn Simonds | 27 | 2022 | $2.70 Add |
From NEW! Hold Fast to ThisFrom: Woman, Watching |
Chapter Five explores Louise’s relationship with Leonard "Len" Lawrence. The chapter discusses her move to Cabane, her mother’s visit to Canada, her marriage to Len, and … | Merilyn Simonds | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
From NEW! That’s the Navy for YouFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter Four focuses on the author’s mother Joan O’Connell’s time working during the Second World War, working in the boeing aircraft plant, disposable income, dancing, her special … | Kathryn Willcock | 8 | 2022 | $0.80 Add |
From NEW! Belly UpFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter Five focuses on the creation of the Willcock & Wankel Logging company, the timber industry and licences, “timber cruising,” uncle Harold and Ron, their life in Church House, their … | Kathryn Willcock | 30 | 2022 | $3.00 Add |
From NEW! This Gentle ArtFrom: Woman, Watching |
Chapter Six explores Louise’s growing interest in birds. The chapter discusses Louise’s first recordbook of bird watching, her relationship with Percy Traverner, the evolution of her … | Merilyn Simonds | 25 | 2022 | $2.50 Add |
From NEW! Like the White Wings of AngelsFrom: Woman, Watching |
Chapter Seven focuses on the connections Louise had been making during the Second World War while Len was away. The chapter explores Louise’s relationship with Murray and Doris Speirs, her … | Merilyn Simonds | 23 | 2022 | $2.30 Add |
From NEW! Summer CampFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter Six contrasts life in North Vancouver and Oxford Bay, logging life and realities, evidence of previous loggers in the areas, Smokey the dog discovering a human skull, American tourists on … | Kathryn Willcock | 30 | 2022 | $3.00 Add |