Polly Bemis by Priscilla Wegars
Imagine a childfeet permanently deformed by a cultural fetishraised in destitution; a teenager discarded by her parents, sold to a slaver, pressed into a trans-ocean voyage to a country and language entirely foreign, enduring a horseback journey for hundreds of miles through a wilderness to an isolated mining camp, consigned a new name, never to see or communicate with friends or family again, yet somehow still composing a vigorous life that endeared her to all: this is her story, definitively and meticulously captured by astute historian Dr. Wegars.More than that, it's the story of an era on a river where people sustained each other with shared work and food, words and kind considerations.
CORT CONLEY, author of River of No Return and Idaho for the Curious
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780870046407 |
| ISBN 10 | 0870046403 |
| Title | Polly Bemis |
| Author | Priscilla Wegars |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Caxton Press |
| Year published | 2020-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 529 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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