Smallpox: The 1876 New Iceland Outbreak on Lake Winnipeg

1875. Economic hardship and volcanic eruptions in Iceland send Kristín Gunnarsdottír and her family on a journey to New Iceland, a colony established by the Canadian government to entice Icelanders to the Northwest Territory. There she meets Noodin, a young Saulteaux man, who helps the Icelanders survive the unforgiving climate. In 1876, a second group of Icelanders arrives at Lake Winnipeg and brings smallpox with them. Can Kristín and these families survive the outbreak? How can they make a home in a place already inhabited by the Saulteaux? This well-researched account of a terrifying epidemic is brought alive by fictional characters set within a story grounded in fact.

Author: Bonny Specker
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 02/24/2023
Pages: 174
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9798376423905
ISBN10: 8376423908
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | General

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