From Denmark to the Cariboo : the epic journey of the Lindhard sisters / Linda Peterat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peterat, Linda, 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Businesspeople.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd., [2022]

Summary:

A captivating account of the lives of Laura, Christine, and Caroline Lindhard, three sisters who left their home in Stege, Denmark, in 1870 due to war, political turmoil, and limited opportunities, and sought out new lives in the Cariboo region of British Columbia.

Contents:

Cover Page

Praise for From Denmark to the Cariboo

Title Page

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part One: Laura Lindhard Beedy Dodd

Mid-Century Denmark

Opportunities Abound

To America

An Older Sister Dilemma

Van Winkle on Lightning Creek

Beedy and Lindhard

Mining Town Entrepreneurs

A Growing Family, a Growing Community

Return to Stanley

Merchant and Postmistress

Retiring to California

Part Two: Caroline Lindhard Bates Harrison

To the New Country

Far from Fashion

A Secret Revealed

A New Gamble

Freighter, Farmer, Steamboat Captain

Sisters Reunited

Family Loss

An Estate Unsettled

Social Pacesetters of Sausalito

A Stepson’s Return

The Family Branches

Forward on Her Own Generated by AI.

Notes:

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Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Peterat, Linda From Denmark to the Cariboo

ISBN:

9781772033946

OCLC:

1335039573