By Peter Johnson – born in England and lived in Canada many years.
Now teaches English at a high school in Vancouver, BC., Canada.
- Bathing under the interested glaze of total strangers was only the first of the many challenges for women of the bride-ships.
Those who had hoped to become governesses in the new colony were disappointed the they were not wanted but those
Who were looking for adventure found it. Florence Wilson headed for the Cariboo and became a saloon keeper; Emily Ann
Morris opened a livery stable in Chilliwack; Martha Clay was the first white woman to settle on Saltspring islands.
- A good read.
- Research of the 4 bride ships sent out from England the west coast in the 1860s and the ‘70s.
Voyages of Hope: The Saga of the Bride-Ships: Johnson, Peter: 9780920663790: Books - Amazon.ca
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