Rusali: 2 books

It began as Bytown, after Colonel John By who built the Rideau Canal since the canal was the only reason for the town to exist. Workers were needed to clear the land and prepare the ground and stone works, thousands of them, and these workers needed someplace...

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 when Irish, Scottish, American, French and English...