Status
Available
Call number
Call number
971.004 E94 1977
Collection
Local notes
Shelved in Aboriginal Collection
Description
Hailed as a contemporary classic of oral literature, The Days of Augusta is Shuswap elder Augusta Evans' memories of a lifetime that spanned from 1888 to 1978. Accompanied by Robert Keziere's intimate photographs, Augusta's rhythmic prose reads like poetry. She depicts with strength and eloquence her own story--her days at the Mission School, making baskets and catching salmon, the pain of giving birth and the death of a son--as well as the legends and stories of events told to her--a stagecoach robbery, a woman who was the prisoner of a bear. First printed in 1973, Augusta's story continues to be a fascinating glimpse into the past, with throughlines to the present.
Genres
Publication
Vancouver, B.C. : J.J. Douglas Ltd., 1977.
ISBN
0888941285 / 9780888941282