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Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1984. 307 pp, 8vo (9" H). B&w photographs, drawing, map. "What brough 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? 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. Overcoming early fears of failure and rejection, she learned to subdue the prejudices of her moral and social upbringing and at last won…
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God's Galloping Girl The Peace River Diaries of Monica Storrs, 1929-1931 (Recollections of the Pioneers of British Columbia) ISBN 13: 9780774802079
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GOD'S GALLOPING GIRL: THE PEACE RIVER DIARIES OF MONICA STORRS, 1929-1931.
by Morton, W.L., edited and with introduction by. Assisted by Vera K. Fast. Preface (and based on materials provided by) R.D. Symons. (Monica Storrs.)
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