Darren Jerome

Sadly, the rich personal experiences of most of those who built and first worked on North America’s oldest active canal have been all but lost to history. These fictional accounts, consistent with scant historical records, speak to a forgotten time... Lire la suite

““No one can walk the streets at night without risking their life… whole families are fleeing the town. I have not moved without arms since May 14th.” — Magistrate George W. Baker, June 1836 Lowertown, Ottawa, 1835–1837. Violence rules the streets... Lire la suite