Location/Setting: Saskatchewan. Specifically around the Lloydminster area, as the family came over as part of the Barr Colony. Title description: In the final novel of the Barr Colony series, based on a true story, Dorothy and the Bolton family are settling into life on the prairies after a treacherous journey - first across the Atlantic, and then across the open landscape as they made their way from the Barr Colony to their homestead. But now, winter is approaching. Her mam and dad are fighting, and ultimately her dad decides to travel to Edmonton to work for the winter, so the family will have money come spring, leaving Dorothy, her mam, and her sister Lydia to fend for themselves on the harsh prairie, alongside Dorothy's older brother Frank. As with many colonists who took land in the west, the Bolton family has no idea the brutal and harsh conditions that will befall them during a winter on the prairie. With Frank off in Battleford getting supplies, Dorothy, Lydia, and Mam attempt to fend for themselves, but in the meantime, their sod house continues to get colder and colder, and they become desperate for warmth. They must find a way to save themselves, but how? Luckily, a Métis man, Mr. Parenteau, who saved them in the second book, also plays a part in this work, and the women are transported to a government-sponsored tent in Lloydminster where a number of other families are surviving the winter. They take on tasks, like knitting socks and baking, which the general store in turn purchases from them and sells to the men who pass through town, allowing the Bolton's to earn a profit while the men are away. Dorothy in the meantime, ever curious and always ready to help in any way possible - even in the freezing cold - discovers her desire to become a doctor when she grows up, and is inspired by the first woman doctor in the Northwest Territories, whom she hears about from multiple people.--$cProvided by publisher.
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- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2018.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- jC813/.6 [Fic]
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-ab
- ISBN
- 9781550509793 9781550509786
- LCCN
- PZ7.P278164
- LCCN Item number
- Tri 2019eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- DLC
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (205 pages)
- Published in
- Regina, Saskatchewan
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00239313 (OCoLC)1066176542 (CaOOCEL)456545
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- DLC
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Front Matter 2
- About cover photos 3
- Title page 4
- Book & copyright information 5
- Dedication 6
- Archival Land Registration document 7
- Table of Contents 8
- 1 First Snow 10
- 2 Dad’s Problem 21
- 3 The Pledge 35
- 4 Making Amends 48
- 5 A Business Deal 59
- 6 Tracking Time 72
- 7 Winter Shows its Bite 85
- 8 A Beacon in the Storm 97
- 9 A Good Head for Business 109
- 10 Freezing in the Woods 121
- 11 Warm Feet at Last 133
- 12 Deep Winter Descends 145
- 13 Everything is Frozen 158
- 14 The Trials of Job 170
- 15 Mam’s Prayers Answered 181
- 16 A Fresh New World 193
- Glossary of Terms 206
- Author's Note 211
- Acknowledgements 215
- About the Author 217
