The Remarkable World of Frances Barkley: 1769 - 1845 - BACK IN PRINT

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Frances Barkley was just eighteen when she became the first European woman to set foot on the west coast of North America. After a sheltered upbringing in England, Frances found herself boarding the Imperial Eagle in 1786 to set sail on an adventurous, round-the-world voyage with her husband, Captain Charles William Barkley.

With great wisdom and wit, Frances recounted her eight years at sea in her "Reminiscences" as she found herself in a wider world, helping her husband in his business, giving birth to her children, surviving the tragedy of a young daughter's death and meeting strange and foreign peoples. Today's place names of Barkley Sound, Frances Island, Imperial Eagle Channel and others on Vancouver Island-as well as the ship Frances Barkley-are standing memorials to the enterprising and courageous Barkleys.

Originally researched by writer Beth Hill, The Remarkable World of Frances Barkley has been expanded on by writer and historian Cathy Converse to bring the intrepid young bride and her world to life for a new generation of readers.

In addition to the personal details revealed, this book sheds light on the politics of exploration and provides a perspective on the 'new world' by an interested visitor and observer.
-WAVELENGTH MAGAZINE

Beth Hill was born in Ontario but lived most of her adult life in British Columbia. She had a BA from the University of British Columbia and a Certificate in Prehistoric Archaeology from Cambridge University. Beth was the author of Upcoast Summers, Seven-Knot Summers and Moonspinners. The Remarkable World of Frances Barkley was first published in 1978, by Gray's Publishing.

Cathy Converse is the author of Following the Curve of Time: The Legendary M. Wylie Blanchet, Mainstays: Women Who Shaped BC, and co-editor of In Her Own Right: Selected Essays on the History of Women in BC. A founder of Women's Studies curricula and ancillary programs at Camosun College, she is also a former department chair, instructor and frequent public speaker.

 

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