Manitoba Reads - The Man from Glengarry by Ralph Connor
Monday, Jul 30, 2012 at 11:31amJust a reminder to vote for one of the twelve finalists for this year's Manitoba Reads at CBC's Manitoba Reads page. Here's one of your options:
Met with international acclaim when published in 1901, The Man from Glengarry is a tale of courage and an exciting portrait of life in 19th-century Canada. Ranald Macdonald's roots are in the forest of Ontario's easternmost county and his character was forged in the small Presbyterian church near his home. When he leaves to test his idealism and faith in the rough world of the lumber business, he brings pride to the minister's wife who was the model for his life.
Charles William Gordon was an ordained Presbyterian minister who moved to Winnipeg in 1894 after serving a stint as missionary to the lumber camps and mining villages around Banff. Writing under the pen-name Ralph Connor, his three novels sold more than five million copies. The Ralph Connor House on East Gate is maintained as a museum.
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Ranald Macdonald's roots are in the forest of Ontario's easternmost county and his character was forged in the small Presbyterian church near his home. When he leaves to test his idealism and faith in the rough world of the lumber business, he brings pride to the minister's wife who was the model for his life.
Met with international acclaim when published in 1901, The Man from Glengarry is a tale of courage and an exciting portrait of life in 19th-century Canada.