LEADER 04339nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910780543403321 005 20230912172359.0 010 $a1-283-22681-2 010 $a9786613226815 010 $a0-7748-5790-0 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774857901 035 $a(CKB)2430000000000283 035 $a(OCoLC)226376170 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3412437 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10218460 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL322681 035 $a(OCoLC)923444626 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/mhchqg 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/3/406860 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412437 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3254192 035 $a(DE-B1597)661944 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774857901 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000000283 100 $a19800204d1979 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n#---||a|a 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGod's galloping girl $ethe Peace River diaries of Monica Storrs, 1929-1931 /$fedited with an introd. by W.L. Morton, with the assistance of Vera K. Fast 210 1$aVancouver :$cUniversity of British Columbia Press,$d1979. 215 $a1 online resource (xlix, 307 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) $cillustrations 225 1 $aRecollections of the pioneers of British Columbia ;$vv. 3 311 0 $a0-7748-0207-3 311 0 $a0-7748-0110-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tIllustrations -- $tPhoto Credits -- $tPreface -- $tIntroduction -- $tRobert D. Symons 1898-1973 -- $tMonica Storrs: Companion of the Peace -- $tExtracts from Monica Storrs' Diaries 1929¹ -- $tVolume II. -- $tPostscript -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aWhat brought Monica Storrs to embark on a wilderness life in the depressed thirties amidst the hardships of B.C.'s Peace River country - the last North American frontier? Monica Storrs was to stay in the north for twenty years. She came to a wilderness almost roadless, townless, and schoolless, without amenities or culture; a land of hot, dusty summers and unpredictable, sub-Arctic winters; a land of untamed and unexpected grandeur. Hearing the "clear call" of duty, she was endowed with a strong desire to serve the Anglican cause. A refined woman of 41, the delicately reared daughter of the dean of Rochester Cathedral, she was following a family tradition in seeking missionary work in rough and alien surroundings. Her mission was the settlers and the frontier. She came to teach Sunday school and the traditions of guiding and scouting to tough, work-hardened country children. She rode horseback to bring the gospel to the families of isolated farmers and trappers. She welcomed the poor and hungry to her home -- both the God-fearing and the godless. And she was, for the most part, welcome in theirs. She and the women who became her helpers were known affectionately by the people of the Peace as "God's Galloping Girls." Overcoming early fears of failure and rejection, she learned to subdue the prejudices of her moral and social upbringing and at last won acceptance and a permanent place in the heart of the north. Monica Storrs' diaries are a moving narrative of a woman's indomitable courage, faith, and humour. Her story is a vivid, realistic description of frontier life and the struggle for survival. Her words convey the wild and primitive beauty of the Peace River country -- not just a region, but an adventure of the spirit. 410 0$aRecollections of the pioneers of British Columbia ;$v3rd v. 606 $aFrontier and pioneer life$zPeace River Region (B.C. and Alta.) 606 $aAnglicans$zPeace River Region (B.C. and Alta.)$vDiaries 606 $aPioneers$zPeace River Region (B.C. and Alta.)$vDiaries 607 $aPeace River Valley (B.C. and Alta.)$vBiography 615 0$aFrontier and pioneer life 615 0$aAnglicans 615 0$aPioneers 676 $a971.1/1 700 $aStorrs$b Monica$f1888-1967.$01502999 701 $aMorton$b W. L$g(William Lewis),$f1908-1981.$0136805 701 $aFast$b Vera K.$f1929-$01503000 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780543403321 996 $aGod's galloping girl$93731096 997 $aUNINA