This thrilling and true story of Anna Gaudin, the wife of a pioneer missionary in Northern Manitoba, is a fascinating and factual account of Canada's Northwest at its most primitive and adventurous period. As a woman whose life was dedicated to healing and helping Indians and fur-traders in need, Anna was deeply involved with every aspect of frontier life. This heartening story of her experiences creates a real feeling for the land, the people and the age. Leading Canadian novelist Nan Shipley has based many of her books and magazine articles on the pioneer life in Canada's North. Her latest book, The James Evans Story, published by The Ryerson Press, is the dramatic story of the man who invented Cree syllabics.