Canada, by Jove
- Authors
- Betty Annand
- Publisher
- BWL Publishing Inc.
- Tags
- calgary and olds alberta , driving alberta and bc when the roads werent done , exploring the canadian western provinces , falling in love and building a life , leaving england to settle in canada , raising a family in 1900s canada , vancouver and vancouver island british columbia
- Size
- 0.72 MB
- Lang
- en
Canada by Jove is a historical fiction novel about a handsome and daring young Englishman, Bert White, who accompanies his brother, Ernie, on a journey across the ocean to Canada in 1910. They leave England with only a few pence in their pockets, but with their pleasing personalities, musical talents and imaginations, they arrive in Montreal with enough cash to enjoy a few weeks of leisure before looking for employment. Bert is willing to try his hand at any job that comes his way but he soon discovers that being a cowboy isn't as romantic as he had imagined and a hobo's life isn't enviable. In Calgary Bert meets Nell, a pretty young girl who has come from Nova Scotia to stay with her sister and brother-in-law. They marry and after their fourth child is born, they set out on a journey by car for Vancouvera four month journey in an older model touring car, loaded down with all their belongings and tenting gear, through mountains and canyons on dirt, trail-like roads. The...