The Pioneer: Book Three of the Alford Saga - Tapa blanda

The riveting Alford Saga continues with James Alford, the Deserter, battling old age and ferocious winters, but even more crippling, the departure of his son and only heir, Young Jim, who sets out on snowshoes for Montreal, seven hundred miles away. He returns to the Old Homestead and its community of pioneers. His ageing father recruits him to rally recalcitrant neighbours to found a school and a church.

Paul Almond, O.C., was one of Canada's preeminent film and television directors. He directed and produced more than 130 television dramas for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and for the BBC, as well as motion pictures for Paramount and Universal in Hollywood. He was appointed to the Order of Canada and received a lifetime achievement award from the Director's Guild of Canada. He lived in Malibu, California, and on the GaspE Peninsula in Shigawake, Quebec until his death in 2015.