I Married a Fur Trader

Many books have been written on the fur traders, but few on the women who left their families, friends and comfortable surroundings to travel north and be with their husbands. Young, city-bred Nancy Middleton joined her fur-trader husband in Fort Rae, ninety air-miles north of Yellowknife in 1941. Used to electricity, paved streets and afternoon teas, she is challenged as she has never been challenged before by being a fur trader's wife. However, she rises to the occasion and spends the next forty years of her life battling company policy, self-righteous bureaucrats and the harsh elements of northern life - which more often than not fail to include such basic amenities as running water or indoor plumbing. Many books have been written on the fur traders, but few on the women who left their families, friends and comfortable surroundings to travel north and be with their husbands. This book narrates how Nancy coped with the hardships of this new land and lifestyle.Middleton, Nancy Y. is the author of 'I Married a Fur Trader' with ISBN 9780920576915 and ISBN 0920576915.