David Serafino

Traders on the Border (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Who would ever think that a war could benefit both aggressor and defender? Who would ever think a conflict could be won by both adversaries? But the War of 1812 was such a conflict. At war's end, the fledgling American republic was assured of its independence from Britain, and Canada was freed from the threat of American invasion. As a result, both countries set a course for independent nationhood, two centuries of friendship, and the establishment of the longest undefended border in the world.
But the war era itself, having begun over 200 years ago, and those days leading up to it, were turbulent times for the settlers living on the border, where friendships flourished and trade thrived between Americans and Canadians. Cultures, which were so similar as to be seen as one, were now divided. The tribulations of pioneer life, as harsh as they were, were now compounded by the threat of war.
Our play begins and ends at the conclusion of the warin the winter of 1815. The story that is told, however, takes place for the most part in the fall of 1812, in Upper Canada during the days leading up to the invasion. It is a story of love and friendship that demonstrates that war itself was the enemy, not the people whose fate it was to be traders on the border.

PLAY SYNOPSIS
Fate has burdened Jock MacKenzie with the responsibility of raising his deceased brother's daughter and taking over operation of the Queen's Tavern. Together with his help-mate, Mary, they have raised Polly to womanhood and now wish to marry her off. Jock hopes that a lucrative business arrangement with Tobias, his American friend, will provide the means to a dowry. Polly is reluctant to be married off and hopes that love will find her first. Jock yearns to be free. Mary reveals a secret. All the while, war is brewing and threatening to interfere with their plans, hopes and dreams.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: David Serafino
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781005646035
• Artikelnr.: 75898991

Autorenporträt

David Serafino was born in 1947 and grew up in Niagara Falls Ontario but has lived almost all of his adult life in the historic town of Port Dalhousie, now a suburb of St. Catharines Ontario. He began writing while a young adult, contributing to local publications and attempting a first yet-to-be published auto-biographical novel. In 1997 he began publishing Dalhousie Peer Magazine which ran for 14 years and 150 monthly issues. He is a published author by virtue of having a short story adjudicated for inclusion in a Canadian literary journal in 2009. In 1997 he co-authored and printed a history book of Port Dalhousie titled "A Nickel a Ride" In 2020 he produced, published and co-authored a more detailed and complete history of Port Dalhousie titled "Port Dalhousie: An Intimate History. Serafino has also written a series of five plays based on the War of 1812 and two children's plays, some of which were performed locally and in New York State. He has also published two novels and a book of short stories & poems as eBooks. He is an amateur musician who uploads self-produced music videos of original songs to YouTube. Together, with his wife Lana, they have built an off-grid, solar-powered retreat in Central Ontario where they spend much of their summer. Since retirement in 2010 they have spent part of their winters in Latin America.