Suitable for the Wilds: Letters from Northern Alberta, 1929-1931 by Jackson, Mary Percy; Dickin, Janice (ed) - 2006

University of Calgary Press, 2006-07-01. Paperback. Good.

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University of Calgary Press, 2006 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Minor reading wear. Owner label blacked out on title page. Small soil spot on fore edge. Otherwise a square, tight, unmarked book. Index. xii, 324 pp..

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Calgary, AB, Canada: University of Calgary Press, 2006. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii, 324pp w index. Illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and not creased. Octavo. Edited and with an Introduction by Janice Dickin.

A tight and unmarked copy-" The plea was advertised in the British Medical Journal in February 1929: seeking "strong energetic Medical Women with post-graduate experience in Midwifery" for "country work" in western Canada. A young Dr. Mary Percy was intrigued. After graduating with degrees in medicine and surgery from the University of Birmingham in 1927, she had been searching for the kind of opportunity which would offer both adventure and practical experience. She answered the advertisement and set off for the Peace River region of Northern Alberta in June of 1929. Little did she know that her "adventure" in the Canadian north was to last more than seventy years. Suitable for the Wilds: Letters from Northern Alberta, 1929-1931, is a collection of Dr. Mary Percy Jackson's letters written to family and friends in the early years of her practice, from 1929-1931. The letters offer a fascinating glimpse at life in northern Alberta at the beginning of the Depression when the area was being farmed and… Read More

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