Strangers in the house : a prairie story of bigotry and belonging
Book |
Greystone Books,
Toronto :
c2019.
- 2 of 2 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative (Show)
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Port Colborne Library
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Colborne | 305.8114 SAV | Adult Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
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- ISBN: 9781771642040
- Physical Description: 248 pagesprint
- Publisher: Toronto : Greystone Books, c2019.
- General Note: A renowned author investigates the dark and shocking history of her prairie house.-- When researching the first occupant of her Saskatoon home, Candace Savage discovers a family more fascinating and heartbreaking than she expected.Napol?on Sureau dit Blondin built the house in the 1920s, an era when French-speakers like him were deemed “undesirable” by the political and social elite, who sought to populate the Canadian prairies with WASPs only. In an atmosphere poisoned first by the Orange Order and then by the Ku Klux Klan, Napol?on and his young family adopted anglicized names and did their best to disguise their “foreignness. ”In Strangers in the House, Savage scours public records and historical accounts and interviews several of Napol?on?s descendants, including his youngest son, to reveal a family story marked by challenge and resilience. In the process, she examines a troubling episode in Canadian history, one with surprising relevance today.