Anahareo : a wilderness spirit / Kristin Gleeson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gleeson, Kristin, author.

Contributor:

Schimmel, Caroline F., associated name, donor.

Caroline F. Schimmel Collection of Women in the American Wilderness (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anahareo, 1906-1986.

Anahareo.

Iroquois women--Canada--Biography.

Iroquois women.

Canada.

Genre:

Biographies.

Penn Provenance:

Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel 7731)

Physical Description:

xi, 284 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Tucson, AZ : Fireship Press, [2012]

Summary:

"Whether she was a small town First Nations girl or an international celebrity promoting wilderness conservation, Anahareo always followed her own mind. Growing up with the name Gertrude, an Algonquin/Mohawk girl in a small Ontario town during the First World War, Anahareo was more at home climbing trees and swimming in the river than playing with dolls or sewing samplers. When she was nineteen, she convinced her father to let her work at Camp Wabikon, a vacation spot for New Yorkers hoping to experience the wilderness. There she met charismatic trail guide, Archie Belaney. With his long hair and buckskin pants, Archie symbolized everything she desired -- an adventurous man of the wilderness. Archie wasted no time in inviting Gertrude to see his traplines in the bush. That decision would change her life forever."--back cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-274).

Local Notes:

Schimmel 7731: Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2024 by Caroline F. Schimmel. Author's autograph on title page.

ISBN:

9781611792201

1611792207

OCLC:

851575765