About the Author

Kathryn Bridge is an archivist and historian who lives in Victoria, BC. She has written several books about pioneers in British Columbia, including By Snowshoe, Buckboard and Steamer (winner of the 1998 Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for Historical Writing)and Phyllis Munday: Mountaineer (a finalist at the Banff Mountain Book Festival and a runner-up for the Van City Book Prize). Over the years she and her family have explored, camped and boated in many of the coastal areas of Vancouver Island.

Reviews

"What astonishes me about Bridges book is the detail, how much information is available about Carr, including who she spent time with, lived with, what classes she took, even who her teachers were." D. Martens, Canadian Writers Abroad