The Reluctant Canadian: Inspired by the true story of a Canadian Home Child

by Brad Barnes

Book Overview

This fictional story is inspired by Canada's real-life Child Immigration Scheme, a largely forgotten program that brought upwards of 100,000 supposedly orphaned and abandoned British children to Canada to act as much-needed farm labourers and servants ("home children") from 1860 to the 1920s. The Reluctant Canadian follows the unforgettable and haunting journey of Sidney, a spirited victim of this immigration scheme who, after the death of his father,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1460211464
• ISBN13: 9781460211465
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: FriesenPress
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"