The Remarkable World of Frances Barkley
Beth Hill, Cathy Converse
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Publisher:
Touchwood Editions
Touchwood Editions
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Watermark
Watermark
Publication Year:
2011
2011
ISBN-13:
9781927129586
Description:
<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Originally researched by writer Beth Hill, <i>The Remarkable World of Frances Barkley</i> 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.</p>
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