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'In the early 1960s, Anne Watts was a newly qualified nurse, eager to use her skills. Her father expected her to work locally, not too far from North Wales, where Anne had grown up, and to then settle down and have children. However, Anne was a "chip off the old block" who had inherited her father's adventurous spirit and at the first opportunity she set sail for Canada, to work in the remote stations in the frozen north of the country. She found a placement easily, one of only a couple of women to work among the indigenous peoples who, in those days, were called Eskimos.

'With the whole world to explore, Anne later headed for Alice Springs in the Australian outback. She speaks eloquently about what it was like to be a nurse and midwife among a tough cattle-ranching community who lived, not always harmoniously, in close proximity with Australia's Aboriginal people.

'Working with native peoples, Anne's eyes were opened to their skills at surviving the harshest of environments, but also to the prejudices they suffered. Forty years later, Anne returned to both countries to see how life has changed in Eskimo Point and Alice Springs, and what has become of its people and landscape.' (From the publisher's website.)

Notes

  • Dedication: For all those who cherish our Earth.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Simon and Schuster ,
      2012 .
      Extent: xi, 289p., [8]p. of platesp.
      Description: illus., ports
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: 1 June 2012.
      ISBN: 9781847376435 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

Non-Fiction Bruce Elder , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 21 July 2012; (p. 32) The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 July 2012; (p. 33)

— Review of From Eskimo Point to Alice Springs : Adventures in Nursing from the Arctic to the Outback Anne Watts , 2012 single work autobiography
Non-Fiction Elli Housden , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 - 8 July 2012; (p. 23)

— Review of From Eskimo Point to Alice Springs : Adventures in Nursing from the Arctic to the Outback Anne Watts , 2012 single work autobiography
Arctic to Outback Adventures Robert Willson , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 June 2012; (p. 24)

— Review of From Eskimo Point to Alice Springs : Adventures in Nursing from the Arctic to the Outback Anne Watts , 2012 single work autobiography
Arctic to Outback Adventures Robert Willson , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 June 2012; (p. 24)

— Review of From Eskimo Point to Alice Springs : Adventures in Nursing from the Arctic to the Outback Anne Watts , 2012 single work autobiography
Non-Fiction Elli Housden , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 - 8 July 2012; (p. 23)

— Review of From Eskimo Point to Alice Springs : Adventures in Nursing from the Arctic to the Outback Anne Watts , 2012 single work autobiography
Non-Fiction Bruce Elder , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 21 July 2012; (p. 32) The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 July 2012; (p. 33)

— Review of From Eskimo Point to Alice Springs : Adventures in Nursing from the Arctic to the Outback Anne Watts , 2012 single work autobiography
Last amended 18 Jun 2012 13:31:34
Subjects:
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    Canada,
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    Americas,
  • Alice Springs, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,
  • 1900-1999
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