Maria Mahoi of the Islands (Transmontanus, Vol. 13) - Softcover

Barman, Jean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554200075 ISBN 13: 9781554200078

Publisher: New Star Books, 2004

Synopsis

Born to a Hawaiian father and a First Nations mother, Maria (pronounced Ma–Rye–ah) lived her entire life on the Gulf Island of British Columbia’s southwest coast. A true pioneer, she lived from the mid 1850s to 1936, bore thirteen children, and now has a variety of descendents including loggers, fishermen, university professors, and a former provincial minister of finance. Acclaimed historian Jean Barman gives us a portrait of a woman who was independent, resourceful and proud of her Hawaiian heritage. Maria was also a woman ahead of her times, as she kept her name, protected her interests, and even went to court to contest a will.

Maria Mahoi of the Islands is Number 13 in the Transmontanus series of books edited by Terry Glavin.

About this title

About the Author:

Jean Barman, who wrote the introduction to The Judge’s Wife, (Ronsdale Press, 2002) is the author of several books including the much acclaimed The West Beyond the West (U of Toronto Press, 1991, 1996). She is a Professor at the University of BC, the former co-editor of the journal B.C. Studies and the recipient of many awards for her history writing.

About this edition

• Publisher: New Star Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1554200075
• ISBN 13: 9781554200078
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 103