The book entitled "Bread Upon the Waters" encompasses from historical events occurring during the early development of the United States, Canada and the Canadian West. It dates back from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. It includes events that transpired in those regions during that episode. It is a story of a gifted woman's extraordinary courage and fortitude as she envisages and endures the brutal hardship of pioneering in the Canadian West.