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Unsettled
Lord Selkirk's Scottish Colonists and the Battle for Canada's West, 1813–1816
Robert Lower(0)
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The fascinating story of the Red River Settlement, now Winnipeg, in the years 1813 to 1816, told with archival journals, reports, and letters
Unsettled tells the story of two hundred Highlanders who flee the Scottish Clearances in 1813 to establish a settlement on the Red River in what eventually became Winnipeg. They are sponsored by the Earl of Selkirk, a man who has never been west of Montreal. Families who have never left their Highland crofts take an epic journey over ocean, up wild rivers, and through boundless wilderness, surviving disease and brutal winter only to face the determined opposition of fur barons who want no sodbusters threatening their trade and are prepared to stop at nothing to destroy their dream.
The "empty" land they've been promised is also anything but, already occupied by First Nations bands and the beginnings of that proud nation soon to be called Métis, whom they must befriend or fight.
Unsettled takes you inside the experience, relying on journals, reports, and letters to bring these days of soaring hope, crushing despair, and heroic determination to life - to bring their present into ours. The story of the Red River Settlement, now Winnipeg, in the years 1813 to 1816.
Robert Lower is a native of Winnipeg, where he wrote, edited, and directed films for over 40 years. Always fascinated by history, he was led to this book by his personal connection to the Red River Settlers. He and his wife, Elise, now divide their time between Winnipeg and Victoria, B.C.
Sales and Market Bullets
• RESPECTED FILMMAKER: Robert Lower has worked in films for close to 50 years. Winner of the Writers Guild of Canada Award (2010) and the writer/director of Shameless Propaganda, a feature-length documentary film about the role of the National Film Board during WWII.
• UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE: The settlement of Red River is well-known, but this book takes you inside the experience: relying on primary documents such as journals, reports, and letters to bring you the days of soaring hope, crushing despair, and heroic determination.
• A FAMILY CONNECTION: Robert Lower set out to find out what he could of his great-grandfather, who came to Canada in 1813. Instead he ended up reading through 3,000 pages of material and was intrigued by the life and vitality in the pages.
Audience
• Readers of Canadian history books
• People interested in regional history
• Readers of books like The Donnellys
Unsettled tells the story of two hundred Highlanders who flee the Scottish Clearances in 1813 to establish a settlement on the Red River in what eventually became Winnipeg. They are sponsored by the Earl of Selkirk, a man who has never been west of Montreal. Families who have never left their Highland crofts take an epic journey over ocean, up wild rivers, and through boundless wilderness, surviving disease and brutal winter only to face the determined opposition of fur barons who want no sodbusters threatening their trade and are prepared to stop at nothing to destroy their dream.
The "empty" land they've been promised is also anything but, already occupied by First Nations bands and the beginnings of that proud nation soon to be called Métis, whom they must befriend or fight.
Unsettled takes you inside the experience, relying on journals, reports, and letters to bring these days of soaring hope, crushing despair, and heroic determination to life - to bring their present into ours. The story of the Red River Settlement, now Winnipeg, in the years 1813 to 1816.
Robert Lower is a native of Winnipeg, where he wrote, edited, and directed films for over 40 years. Always fascinated by history, he was led to this book by his personal connection to the Red River Settlers. He and his wife, Elise, now divide their time between Winnipeg and Victoria, B.C.
Sales and Market Bullets
• RESPECTED FILMMAKER: Robert Lower has worked in films for close to 50 years. Winner of the Writers Guild of Canada Award (2010) and the writer/director of Shameless Propaganda, a feature-length documentary film about the role of the National Film Board during WWII.
• UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE: The settlement of Red River is well-known, but this book takes you inside the experience: relying on primary documents such as journals, reports, and letters to bring you the days of soaring hope, crushing despair, and heroic determination.
• A FAMILY CONNECTION: Robert Lower set out to find out what he could of his great-grandfather, who came to Canada in 1813. Instead he ended up reading through 3,000 pages of material and was intrigued by the life and vitality in the pages.
Audience
• Readers of Canadian history books
• People interested in regional history
• Readers of books like The Donnellys