Any other woman : an uncommon biography / by Monica Kidd.
Any other woman : an uncommon biography / by Monica Kidd.
By
:
Kidd, Monica, 1972-
Publication Date
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2008
Publication Information
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Edmonton, Alta. : NeWest Press,
Physical Description
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155 p.
Subject Term
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Slovaks in Canada.
Miners' spouses -- Alberta -- Biography.
Pioneers' spouses -- Alberta -- Biography.
Marriage brokerage.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
:
In the early twentieth century, Andrew Zak proposes to Rosalia Patala in a letter. New to North America from Slovakia, Rosalia boards a train from New York to Crowsnest Pass, AB, where she marries a man she knows only through the written word. They bear and lose their first child, fear the dangers of hazardous coal mines, and raise a family of four children on their homestead.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781897126301
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic NL Ref - NL Rm | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - NL Room | 971.23 K53 | NonCirculating |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic NL Ref - Vault | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - Vault | 971.23 K53 | NonCirculating |