{"product_id":"9781926971421","title":"The Remarkable World of Frances Barkley: 1769-1845","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrances Barkley was just eighteen when she became the first European woman to set foot on the west coast of North America. After a sheltered upbringing in England, Frances found herself boarding the Imperial Eagle in 1786 to set sail on an adventurous, round-the-world voyage with her husband, Captain Charles William Barkley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith great wisdom and wit, Frances recounted her eight years at sea in her Reminiscences as she found herself in a wider world, helping her husband in his business, giving birth to her children, surviving the tragedy of a young daughter's death and meeting strange and foreign peoples. Today's place names of Barkley Sound, Frances Island, Imperial Eagle Channel and others on Vancouver Island-as well as the ship Frances Barkley-are standing memorials to the enterprising and courageous Barkleys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally researched by writer Beth Hill, \u003ci\u003eThe Remarkable World of Frances Barkley\u003c\/i\u003e has been expanded on by writer and historian Cathy Converse to bring the intrepid young bride and her world to life for a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TouchWood Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171104735472,"sku":"9781926971421","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781926971421_p0.jpg?v=1763635749","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781926971421","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}