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Until We Meet Again: Scouting for the CPRs Crowsnest Line - 1891
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It is Amsterdam, October of 1891. Karel Boissevain, the son of a successful shipowner, suffers from severe asthma, and is persuaded by his doctor to leave the Netherlands for the fresh air of Canada. Accompanied by one of his sisters, Heleen, they board a luxury steam liner to Montreal before taking a train to Alberta, where Karel will begin work with a CPR survey crew during a cold winter in Crowsnest Pass. The siblings stay in touch with their family from across the Atlantic, swapping stories of family business and letters of support. arel has also left behind his fiance, Wil de Vos. This devastating and intensely emotional period is captured with great feeling and honesty in their letters. The future remains uncertain for all, but their connections are unbroken.
Jan Krijff was born in the Netherlands and emigrated to Canada in 1968. He has a BA in Economics from the University of Calgary, and a masters degree in history, from Leiden University in the Netherlands. Jan has previously published100 Years Ago: Dutch Immigration to Manitoba in 1893;Een Aangename Vriendschap(An Amicable Friendship);Dutch Gentlemen Adventurers in Canada(with Herman Ganzevoort),andGreetings from Canada: Postcards from Dutch Immigrants to the Netherlands 18841915. The latter received an honourable mention for history in the Indie Fab awards.
- ISBN-13
- 9781989467466
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing
- Imprint
- Granville Island Publishing
- Publication date
- 15 January 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 314
- Dimensions
- 254 x 203 mm
- Language
- English
