A Northern Hope

By: North, Debra B.

This saga begins in Scotland in the late 1870s where crushing, nation-wide unemployment develops. It follows William Ferris who at age 18, enlisted in the British army. In 1899, during the Boer War, his regiment was sent to South Africa, where William was wounded. He was discharged in 1902 as "physically unfit for duty," at a time before there were any veteran's benefits. As unemployment remained high in Scotland, he immigrated to Canada in 1903,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0995046085
• ISBN13: 9780995046085
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Kalmar Publishing
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"