Written by a descendant, this lightly fictionalized account tells how Philemon Wright brought his family from New England to settle on the Ottawa River around 1800. Native ceremonies, an Indian suitor, maple sugaring with Mrs. Bancroft and the loves of Abbie and Chrissy fill out what the author insists is a recital of fact.
A family chronicle of Canadian pioneering on the Ottawa, published in Toronto in 1903. Download the free EPUB.