Smallpox: The 1876 New Iceland Outbreak on Lake Winnipeg

By Bonny Specker

1875. Economic hardship and volcanic eruptions in Iceland send Krist?n Gunnarsdott?r and her family on a journey to New Iceland, a colony established by the Canadian government to entice Icelanders to the Northwest Territory. There she meets Noodin, a young Saulteaux man, who helps the Icelanders survive the unforgiving climate. In 1876, a second group of Icelanders arrives at Lake Winnipeg and brings smallpox with them. Can Krist?n and these families survive the outbreak? How can they make a home in a place already inhabited by the Saulteaux? This well-researched account of a terrifying epidemic is brought alive by fictional characters set within a story grounded in fact.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BW2SL5MY
• ISBN13: 9798376423905
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.0"