Betty Zane

Ebenezer was fortunate in having such a wife and no pioneer could have been better blessed. She was not only a handsome woman but one of remarkable force of character as well as kindness of heart. She was particularly noted for a rare skill in the treatment of illness and her deftness in handling the surgeon¿s knife and extracting a poisoned bullet or arrow from a wound had restored to health many a settler when all had despaired. (Excerpt) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.