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In Roots & the Remittance Man, a captivating historical fiction, we follow a diverse family tree as its branches converge in the Carrot River Valley of the Northwest Territories in 1902. From Sweden, Muskoka, and Iowa, these intrepid settlers make their way to homestead near Melfort, Saskatchewan. A Scottish family, burdened by loss from an epidemic, travels by wagon train, finding salvation in a Cree chief. In Sweden, tragedy strikes, and a widowed wife and her daughters board a cattle ship for Halifax. They arrive in Winnipeg, accept a cook position at a Melfort hotel, and embark on a grueling journey through forest and muskeg. A young Norwegian man walks 700 miles to the United States-Canadian border, immerses himself in Indigenous history, and follows a freight swing to his homestead. Settlers and Indigenous peoples unite against prairie fires, forging bonds that transcend their differences. Through decades, the family experiences joys and sorrows, weathering the storms of two World Wars, prohibition, swamp fever, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Great Depression. As technology advances, women gain the right to vote and become legally recognized as persons. At the outset of World War II, a remittance man from Scotland enters the picture, his life becoming significantly entwined with the descendants of these resilient pioneers. Roots & the Remittance Man is a sweeping tale of perseverance, unity, and the indomitable human spirit that shaped the Canadian frontier.

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Jean Busby is semi-retired and lives in the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was raised on Saskatchewan farms near Melfort and Hudson Bay and lived in the City of Prince Albert for over a decade. Aside from careers as a realtor, florist, and legal secretary, the mother of two and grandmother of five attained a Master of Science in Nursing while working as a registered nurse, nurse manager, and educator. Jean's lifetime interest was writing and history and in earnest, she took to the task after her semi-retirement. She loves music and spending time with family and friends and playing the piano and painting with acrylics.

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