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Pioneer memoirs are often filled with stories of suffering and hardship. But the tales told by Mary Percy, a young doctor out from England and serving in northern Alberta, are just the opposite. From the very beginning, she loved the north and felt as if she had found her spiritual home. She hunted for her own food, chopped her own firewood and carried water from the creek just to keep herself alive. Then there were all her patients, early settlers for miles around who delivered babies, fell ill from various maladies, and injured themselves in horrible ways. Mary practically lived on horseback, often riding through the night in Arctic temperatures to save their lives. This is a truly inspiring book, one that makes you feel the power of the indomitable human spirit.