Maria Mahoi of the Islands by Jean Barman

Maria Mahoi of the Islands

  • Jean Barman
  • Transmontanus
  • 104 pages, 6×9 inches
  • Price: $16 CAD · $16 USD
  • ISBN: 9781554200078
  • Date published: 2004-05-20
  • Availability: in print & available

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About Maria Mahoi of the Islands

Born to a Hawaiian father and a First Nations mother, Maria (pronounced Ma–Rye–ah) lived her entire life on the Gulf Island of British Columbia’s southwest coast. A true pioneer, she lived from the mid 1850s to 1936, bore thirteen children, and now has a variety of descendents including loggers, fishermen, university professors, and a former provincial minister of finance.

In Maria Mahoi of the Islands, acclaimed historian Jean Barman gives us a portrait of a woman who was independent, resourceful and proud of her Hawaiian heritage. Maria was also a woman ahead of her times, as she kept her name, protected her interests, and even went to court to contest a will.

Maria Mahoi of the Islands is Number 13 in the Transmontanus series.

About Jean Barman

The author of numerous substantial works about BC history, including The West Beyond the West: A History of British Columbia, Jean Barman has an EdD in History of Education (UBC), a MLS (Berkeley) and a MA in Russian Studies (Harvard), and is a Fellow of the Royal Society. She lives in Vancouver.

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