Description: Land on Which We Live : Life on the Cariboo Plateau: 70 Mile House to Bridge Lake, Paperback by Macpherson, Barbara, ISBN 1987915364, ISBN-13 9781987915365, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The romantic backwoods landscape known as the North Bonaparte, stretches east from 70 Mile House to Bridge Lake and is full of small remote ranches, hidden abandoned homesteads, and rutted roads leading to graves in forgotten meadows. High on the Cariboo Plateau, the land was once the domain of theSecwepemcpeople who hunted and fished throughout the region. White settlers began to arrive in 1891 and discovered the land they chose was tough and challenging. Winters were long with frost in July and September, the soil was inhospitable, the location remote from any amenities. Those who made it their home had to be tough, resourceful and resilient in order to thrive. This is the story of those people: colourful, hard-working, hard-playing individualists. Tales of well-known pioneers such as Bill and Mary Boyd and the Saul brothers of the 70 Mile House, the McDonald family ofThe Rainbow Chasers,and Jack Dubois, the famous rustler and horse breeder ofOutlaws of Western Canadaare among those included in th. Barbara MacPherson'sThe Land on Which We Livefully captures a life that depended on tenacity, skillfulness, and on the kindness and help of neighbours and friends.
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Book Title: Land on Which We Live : Life on the Cariboo Plateau: 70 Mile House to Bridge Lake
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Caitlin Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.6 in
Topic: Cultural Heritage, Canada / Pre-Confederation (To 1867), Adventurers & Explorers, Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-)
Publication Year: 2017
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 13.8 Oz
Author: Barbara Macpherson
Item Length: 8.8 in
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
