Fifty dollar bride: Marie Rose Smith, a chronicle of Metis life in the 19th century by Carpenter, Jock - 1977

Canada: Gray's Pub. Paperback. 0888260709 160 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Footnotes. Two-page family tree diagram. "Marie Rose Smith [1861-1960] was born at Fort Garry into a Metis family which followed the buffalo, hunted, made pemmican and traded. She married a Scandinavian, Charley Smith, at age sixteen and they raised seventeen children on the Jughandle ranch near Lethbridge. Her story provides fascinating and authentic insights into pioneer prairie life." - back cover. Faint sticker removal blemish atop front cover. Prior owner's name atop half-title page. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating prairie biography. Strathern 3467. . Good. 1977. First Edition.