In 1915, her father died and she returned to run her family's estate on her own since the "only men left to work the land were either very old and very young" (Pg. 130). Catherine had acquired basic skills from her father, who taught her how to shoot a riffle and harvest the land. ... Many laws prohibited interracial marriages and people rejected the possibility of interracial children. ... An epidemic had broken out in the country and taken the lives of men, women and children. ... Britain had also recognized the efforts of many others soldiers, who shown exceptional bravery and cour...

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