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Packtrains and Airplanes (Memories of Lonesome Lak
Category: History:
Author: Trudy Turner
Copyright/published Year: 2012 by Hancock House
ISBN: 9780888397102
Binding: paperback
A true pioneer remembers the harsh but rich homesteading life in
remote Lonesome Lake, BC. Born in a remote homestead at Lonesome
Lake in southwest British Columbia, Trudy Turner was raised in
true pioneer fashion, without running water, electricity or cars.
(Trudy learned to fly a plane in her twenties, but didn't get her
motor vehicle driver's license until she was in her sixties.) Her
parents began their homestead in 1912 and her family spent most
of the twentieth century in that area working their small farms
and living independent lives in harmony with nature and the
animals that inhabit the region.
In 1939, as a young girl of 10, Trudy's father gave her the
job of feeding the near-extinct trumpeter swans that wintered in
the region. He had begun the feeding program in 1933 and Trudy
kept it up until 1989. When she was 24, Trudy started her own
homestead, building a home with the most basic hand tools.
Now in her eighties, Trudy reflects on her unusual life and
eloquently describes her experiences growing up in a world that
others may view as isolated and lonely, but to her was a complete
and satisfying existence. Her work is an honest portrayal of her
life as viewed through a long lens of many years and many
experiences; she does not hesitate to recognize her personal
failings, as experience and observation have given her the gift
of perception and insight. Her strong personal viewpoint is a
positive reflection of her character, and countered by her deep
appreciation for nature and what it has taught her.
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