
In the early 1900s, the dream of owning their own land draws thousands of immigrants to the Canadian West. One of them is Billy King, an adventurous youngster who emigrates from England with his family to a rough-and-tumble Saskatchewan town and then over the Rocky Mountains to a very different way of life in Victoria, BC, where he must learn the ways of the sea.With the onset of war in Europe, hi...
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Print Length: 275 pages
Publisher: FriesenPress; 1 edition (December 2, 2016)
Publication Date: December 2, 2016
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Language: English
ASIN: B01NBFPX9K
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