The Days of Augusta

By Mary Augusta Tappage Evans

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1990776485
• ISBN13: 9781990776489
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Harbour Publishing
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.9" x 8.8"