Black Grass - Dow, Carl
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In 1866, about 200 kilometres south of what is now Winnipeg, Manitoba, Susannah Ross was running for her life, and running out of time. Close behind were two brutal bounty hunters, and a retired U.S. Cavalry officer, Captain Patrick O'Hearne, who was more interested in Canadian land than the Canadian woman. No damsel in distress, Susannah had led the lead bounty hunter all the way from Halifax, but she had run as far as she could. Alone and unarmed, Susannah faced 50 years as a bond-slave, and worse. At the same time, Rupert's Land, home to both Native Americans and their cousins, the Métis,…mehr

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In 1866, about 200 kilometres south of what is now Winnipeg, Manitoba, Susannah Ross was running for her life, and running out of time. Close behind were two brutal bounty hunters, and a retired U.S. Cavalry officer, Captain Patrick O'Hearne, who was more interested in Canadian land than the Canadian woman. No damsel in distress, Susannah had led the lead bounty hunter all the way from Halifax, but she had run as far as she could. Alone and unarmed, Susannah faced 50 years as a bond-slave, and worse. At the same time, Rupert's Land, home to both Native Americans and their cousins, the Métis, was being greedily eyed from the south, seen as empty and defenceless land, ready for the taking. The men chasing Susannah Ross were also chasing a fortune, with no one to stand in their way. Or so they believed. Given half a chance, Susannah Ross would prove that she was not the defenceless damsel they believed; and so it was that Rupert's Land was not the empty wasteland that the captain coveted for the United States of America. One man stood in the way of bounty hunters and conqueror alike - Gabriel Dumont!
Autorenporträt
Carl Dow was for many years a journalist with such publications as The Globe and Mail and the late Toronto Telegram and Montreal Star. As such, he received a number of recognitions, including a nomination for a National Newspaper Award. While writing for national magazines, Alan Walker, then managing editor of The Canadian, said that he was one of the top ten writers in the country. Carl has edited tabloid and broadsheet dailies and weeklies, and monthly magazines. He has written for television and radio and has been on camera and behind the microphone. As youth editor of The Montreal Star he was the first newspaper columnist in North America to praise The Beatles. Outside of journalism and publishing, he has worked as a labourer in farming and construction, sub-contractor in new-housing floor and wall tile installation, cost accountant, and truck driver. However, his all-time favourite employment was the eight years he spent as a part-time school bus driver while writing the short stories which became The Old Man's Last Sauna. and several novels (coming soon from The BumblePuppy Press). Until recently, he kept his hand in journalism as editor and publisher of True North Perspective on Second Thought. The online news magazine is currently on hiatus, but is archived at www.truenorthperspective.com. He is the proud father of two sons, Geoffrey and Thomas, in order of appearance, both of whom are writers and editors in their own right, and the delighted grandfather of two grand-daughters. He doesn't spend much time there, but you might be able to find him on Facebook. Carl Dow lives in Ottawa. He does not have a cat.