Description
| Product ID: | 9781553799306 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | A Girl Called Echo |
| Title: | Road Allowance Era |
| Authors: | Author: Katherena Vermette, Scott B. Henderson, Donovan Yaciuk |
| Page Count: | 48 |
| Subjects: | Historical fiction, Historical fiction, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism, Graphic novels, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Comic strip fiction / graphic novels (Children's / Teenage), People & places (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: family issues (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: racism & multiculturalism (Children's / Teenage) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Echo travels back to 1885, where her family's plight is apparent. Burnt out of their home, they make their way to Rooster Town, a shanty community on the edge of Winnipeg. In this final volume, Echo is reminded of her people's strength and resilience, forged through the pain of the past, as she faces a triumphant future. In Road Allowance Era, Echo’s story picks up again when she travels back in time to 1885. The government has not fulfilled its promise of land for the Métis, and many flee to the Northwest. As part of the fallout from the Northwest Resistance, their advocate and champion Louis Riel is executed. As new legislation corrodes Métis land rights, and unscrupulous land speculators and swindlers take advantage, many Métis settle on road allowances and railway land, often on the fringes of urban centres. For Echo, the plight of her family is apparent. Burnt out of their home in Ste. Madeleine, they make their way to Rooster Town, a shanty community on the southwest edges of Winnipeg. In this final instalment of her story, Echo is reminded of the strength and resilience of her people, forged through the loss and pain of the past, as she faces a triumphant future. |
| Imprint Name: | HighWater Press |
| Publisher Name: | Portage & Main Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-06-10 |
