Author: DUNCAN, HELEN
Title: Kate Rice Prospector
Description: Toronto: Simon & Pierre, 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0889241341. Some edge wear to book and price clipped dust jacket. Previous owner's name top of front free end paper, pages lightly yellowed. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar. This is a fictionalized account of Kate Rice's life. ; Map; 8.90 X 6 X 0.90 inches; 200 pages; "Kathleen Rice was an inspiring woman who lived ahead of her time. Born in St. Marys, Ontario, she graduated as a gold medallist in Mathematics at the University of Toronto in 1906. After a conventional beginning teaching school in Ontario and Saskatchewan, Kate broke free of the mold, searching for new frontiers as a prospector in Manitoba during the gold rush. She formed a partnership with Dick Woosey and began a life in the remote areas around Herb Lake, prospecting and trapping. After Woosey's death, Kate faced her final and most difficult challenge - living alone in the wildness of the north.". Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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