Kate Rice: Prospector

Duncan, Helen

ISBN 10: 0889241341 / ISBN 13: 9780889241343

Published by Simon & Pierre, Toronto, 1984

About this Item

200pp., biblio., glossary, map.

Seller Inventory # 011814

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kate Rice: Prospector
• Publisher: Simon & Pierre, Toronto
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0889241341
• ISBN 13: 9780889241343
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography and Memoir
  • Prairies

About this title

Synopsis

Kathleen Rice was an inspiring woman who lived ahead of her time. Born in St. Marys, Ontario, she graduated as a gold medallist in Mathematics at the University of Toronto in 1906. After a conventional beginning teaching school in Ontario and Saskatchewan, Kate broke free of the mold, searching for new frontiers as a prospector in Manitoba during the gold rush. She formed a partnership with Dick Woosey and began a life in the remote areas around Herb Lake, prospecting and trapping. After Woosey’s death, Kate faced her final and most difficult challenge - living alone in the wildness of the north.

About the Author

Helen Duncan was born in St. Mary's, Ontario, where, as a child, she met Kathleen Rice. She graduated from the University of Toronto and then attended the Sorbonne, studied writing at Columbia University, and received a library degree from the Pratt Institute. She spent years working as a researcher for Reader's Digest.