Roots & the Remittance Man

<p>In Roots & the Remittance Man a captivating historical fiction we follow a diverse family tree as its branches converge in the Carrot River Valley of the Northwest Territories in 1902. From Sweden Muskoka and Iowa these intrepid settlers make their way to homestead near Melfort Saskatchewan.</p><p>A Scottish family burdened by loss from an epidemic travels by wagon train finding salvation in a Cree chief. In Sweden tragedy strikes and a widowed wife and her daughters board a cattle ship for Halifax. They arrive in Winnipeg accept a cook position at a Melfort hotel and embark on a grueling journey through forest and muskeg.</p><p>A young Norwegian man walks 700 miles to the United States-Canadian border immerses himself in Indigenous history and follows a freight swing to his homestead. Settlers and Indigenous peoples unite against prairie fires forging bonds that transcend their differences.</p><p>Through decades the family experiences joys and sorrows weathering the storms of two World Wars prohibition swamp fever the Ku Klux Klan and the Great Depression. As technology advances women gain the right to vote and become legally recognized as persons.</p><p>At the outset of World War II a remittance man from Scotland enters the picture his life becoming significantly entwined with the descendants of these resilient pioneers. Roots & the Remittance Man is a sweeping tale of perseverance unity and the indomitable human spirit that shaped the Canadian frontier.</p>