By Nikki Rajala
Treacherous Waters
The Chronicles of an Unlikely Voyager
André nearly drowns in an icy St. Lawrence River. Those memories plague him when he sets out on a fur trade brigade to Indian territory west of Lake Superior, in addition to battling the harsh environment — and a man intent on killing him.
Author
Nikki Rajala
Nikki Rajala delights in creating fiction and nonfiction alike, and especially enjoys rewriting. But that hasn’t always been so. For years she struggled with “writing phobia.” After she married Bill Vossler, a full-time freelance writer, he encouraged her to find her authentic voice. She and her husband live in Rockville, Minnesota.
Other Books by Nikki Rajala
Waters Like the Sky
The Chronicles of an Unlikely Voyager
Book 1
Some Like It Hot
The Sauna, Its Lore and Stories
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“Fans of Book 1 of Waters Like the Sky can set forth with André Didier on new adventures. They won’t be disappointed. Treacherous Waters, the second book in the series, is even more nail-bitingly perilous than the first. In addition to being a cracking good adventure story, Treacherous Waters is also a well-researched portrait of life on the Minnesota frontier in early decades of the nineteenth century.”
– Wayne Backman
Nikki Rajala’s Official Voyager’s Blog
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Lobsticks — guides for voyageurs, then and now
Lobsticks were tall trees sheared of lower branches, used by voyageurs to mark special events, and later to mark places on the route to access a portage or river. Now, it’s the name of a newsletter.
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Digging into the Voyageurs’ World
Carolyn Podruchny presents fascinating info in “Making the Voyageur World” — like different songs sung with various canoe sizes, lobsticks, leaky canoes, difficult conditions.
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Where in the world did trade goods come from?
Goods traded to Native American tribes originated all over the world. While much came from from England and France, other countries in Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, Brazil and North America, offered unique materials.
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