Jean E. Speare
Jean E. Speare (1921–2022) was born into a pioneer BC family and was raised on a Cariboo ranch. She spent a large part of her life in Barkerville, and her writing about the Cariboo has appeared in many newspapers in the province. At the time The Days of Augusta was written, Jean and her husband lived in Williams Lake.
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Synopsis:
Hailed as a contemporary classic of oral literature, The Days of Augusta is Shuswap elder Augusta Evans’ memories of a lifetime that spanned from 1888 to 1978.
Accompanied by Robert Keziere’s intimate photographs, Augusta’s rhythmic prose reads like poetry. She depicts with strength and eloquence her own story—her days at the Mission School, making baskets and catching salmon, the pain of giving birth and the death of a son—as well as the legends and stories of events told to her—a stagecoach robbery, a woman who was the prisoner of a bear. First printed in 1973, Augusta’s story continues to be a fascinating glimpse into the past, with throughlines to the present.
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80 pages | 8.00" x 9.00"| 25 b&w photos | Paperback
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