The Settlers in Canada
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2008-01-07 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #24211 |
Description
"The Settlers in Canada" by Frederick Marryat is a children's novel published in 1844. When the Campbell family loses their English estate to a legal claimant, they emigrate to the wilderness of Upper Canada in the 1790s with little money left. Settling near Lake Ontario, they must build a new life while facing harsh weather, wild animals, and conflicts with native people. With help from an eccentric hunter and their own determination, the family struggles to transform the frontier into home. (This is an automatically generated summary.)