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After the crushing end of the War of 1812, William and Catherine Garner find their allotted 200 acres in Nissouri Township by following the Thames River into the wild heart of Upper Canada. On their valuable land straddling the river, dense forest, wild beasts, displaced Natives, and pesky neighbors daily challenge them. The political atmosphere, laced with greed and corruption, threatens to undermine all of the new settlers’ hopes and plans. William knows he cannot take his family back to Niagara, but he longs to check on his parents from whom he has heard nothing for two years.

When the Revolutionary War turns in favor of the Americans, Loyalists John and Lucy flee across the Niagara River to a badly supplied British outpost surrounded by endless trees. He is off on a secret mission for Colonel Butler leaving her behind once again. In the camp full of distrust and hunger, word seeps out that John has gone over to the Americans and only two people will associate with Lucy - her friend, Nellie, who delights in telling her all the current gossip, and Sergeant Crawford, who refuses to clear John's name.

Young Lucinda Garner and her father are taking a late-night walk on Boston’s Long Wharf, when disguised men run past their hiding place, jump into small boats, and rush out to the Dartmouth anchored in the harbour. As the Garners watch, the masked men scramble up its sides and begin throwing chests of tea into the water, a warlike act that escalates the conflict. The British forces occupying Boston and the new Continental Army harrying the British come to blows.

Maggie is the growing up story of a young girl in early 1900s Ontario who is born into a large family of Pennsylvania Dutch background. She faces the prejudice of some of her husband's family who are overly proud of their English heritage. This family story is set against the background of the First World War and afterwards where anti-German sentiment is rampant. Having overcome much of that family prejudice, Maggie thinks she has a good marriage—until she doesn't.

Canada: Brave New World is an anthology of many shocking stories of beleaguered people who were forced to flee from their home country and chose to settle in Canada many years ago, or in the not-too-distant past. Out of very difficult situations, they created and are creating a home in which they can be successful, happy and fulfilled; Canada is much the richer and better off because those people came here.