When Emily Patterson arrives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and children in 1862, she finds herself worlds away from Bath, Maine, the staunchly pious township of her birth. Up the remote reaches of Vancouver Island's Alberni Canal, Emily learns much about self-reliance in a fledgling milltown where pioneer loggers and the native Tseshaht community share an often tempestuous co-existence. In search of their ideal homestead, the Pattersons next travel to Oregon's fertile Willamette and Columbia River regions, confronting both joy and tragedy along the way. After many years, their quest finally leads them to Burrard Inlet, where the sawmilling communities of Hastings Mill and Moodyville duel for lumber supremacy. Emily gains wide recognition amidst the hardliving mill workers for her extraordinary nursing skills, self-taught from sheer necessity over the course of her nomadic life. In a time when the nearest doctor is several hours of travel away, Emily is called upon day or night to deal with any medical situation, be it removing a splinter, treating a cough or preparing a body for burial.
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Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Copyright 5
- Contents 8
- List of Illustrations 10
- PROLOGUE: The Midwife 14
- CHAPTER 1: Nurse in Training 18
- CHAPTER 2: A Captain's Wife 25
- CHAPTER 3: To the West 34
- CHAPTER 4: Quarantine 45
- CHAPTER 5: Alberni 53
- CHAPTER 6: "Not King George" 59
- CHAPTER 7: Champoeg 66
- CHAPTER 8: Journey of Sorrow 76
- CHAPTER 9: Family Reunions 84
- CHAPTER 10: Hastings Mill 94
- CHAPTER 11: Crossroads of Cultures 104
- CHAPTER 12: "A Funny Little Place" 115
- CHAPTER 13: The Custom of the Country 120
- CHAPTER 14: The Passing of the Founders 126
- CHAPTER 15: Prestigious Company 133
- CHAPTER 16: Days of Pain and Solace 142
- CHAPTER 17: Modern Times 152
- CHAPTER 18: Point Atkinson 162
- CHAPTER 19: The Perfect Vacation 171
- CHAPTER 20: Historic Days 180
- CHAPTER 21: Sister Frances 192
- CHAPTER 22: Outbreak 202
- CHAPTER 23: Lost Souls 212
- CHAPTER 24: Return to Vancouver 218
- CHAPTER 25: Ustlawn 229
- CHAPTER 26: Taking Responsibility 234
- CHAPTER 27: Tragedy in Two Cities 244
- CHAPTER 28: "He Was a Sea Captain" 255
- CHAPTER 29: The Heroine of Moodyville 263
- APPENDIX 1: Emily's Family 270
- APPENDIX 2: In Emily's Footsteps 276
- APPENDIX 3: "The Heroine of Moodyville" by Nora Duncan 286
- APPENDIX 4: Emily's Death Certificate 290
- Author's Note 292
- Acknowledgements 294
- Notes 296
- Bibliography 304
- About the Author 316
- Index 318
- Back Cover 330