The endurance of B.C.'s pioneer doctors was only surpassed by that of their wives according to Eldon Lee, author of Scalpels & Buggywhips, Medical Pioneers of Central B.C. (Heritage $16.95). Beginning with early Indian shamans and ending in the 1920s, Lee traces the history of the area bounded by Clinton, Prince George, Hazelton and Anaheim Lake. Raised in the Cariboo, Lee was central B.C.'s first obstetrician. Al Holley recalls Prince George pioneers and Jack McKenzie contributes a chapter on the doctors of Barkerville.
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[BCBW 1997]