Were there really women voyageurs? What was it like to be one? Lisette's biography traces a personal line through historic events, from the discovery of the Pacific and the corporate merger of the fur empires to the coming of the Industrial Revolution and Canadian Confederation. A feminist retelling of the traditional legend of Lac Qu'Appelle grapples with social issues of teen pregnancy, racism, and abortion as documented in Daniel Harmon's journal, while framing the real Lisette's decision to return with her husband to his homeland as the courageous act of a heroic woman.
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