Maria Mahoi of the Islands (Transmontanus, Vol. 13)

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. 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 of books edited by Terry Glavin.Jean Barman is the author of 'Maria Mahoi of the Islands (Transmontanus, Vol. 13)' with ISBN 9781554200078 and ISBN 1554200075.