Robert Hamilton

There is an old saying, 'truth is stranger than fiction', and the incredible story of the attempt by Halifax woman Elizabeth Yates to circumnavigate the world on foot proves exactly that.Born in the late 19th century into a typical Victorian family her life led the traditional path for a woman of that period. That all ended when she emigrated to Canada in 1908 to find fame and fortune. She also found herself a husband, Harry Humphries, a man who turned out to be an enigma and together they set out on their epic journey departing from New York, USA in 1911. Their journey was full of adventures, trials and tribulations and a huge dose of personal drama. This is a story of a woman's struggle to make her mark in a society where women were often regarded as second class citizens. Follow in her footsteps as she travels on her epic journey in her quest to prove a woman's endurance.

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