Category: History:

Copyright/published Year: 2012 by Hancock House

ISBN: 9780888397102

Binding: paperback

Description: A true pioneer remembers the harsh but rich homesteading life in ì remote Lonesome Lake, BC. Born in a remote homestead at Lonesome ì Lake in southwest British Columbia, Trudy Turner was raised in ì true pioneer fashion, without running water, electricity or cars. ì (Trudy learned to fly a plane in her twenties, but didn't get her ì motor vehicle driver's license until she was in her sixties.) Her ì parents began their homestead in 1912 and her family spent most ì of the twentieth century in that area working their small farms ì and living independent lives in harmony with nature and the ì animals that inhabit the region.

In 1939, as a young girl of 10, Trudy's father gave her the ì job of feeding the near-extinct trumpeter swans that wintered in ì the region. He had begun the feeding program in 1933 and Trudy ì kept it up until 1989. When she was 24, Trudy started her own ì homestead, building a home with the most basic hand tools.

Now in her eighties, Trudy reflects on her unusual life and ì eloquently describes her experiences growing up in a world that ì others may view as isolated and lonely, but to her was a complete ì and satisfying existence. Her work is an honest portrayal of her ì life as viewed through a long lens of many years and many ì experiences; she does not hesitate to recognize her personal ì failings, as experience and observation have given her the gift ì of perception and insight. Her strong personal viewpoint is a ì positive reflection of her character, and countered by her deep ì appreciation for nature and what it has taught her.

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