Dustship Glory

In this new edition of a prairie classic, Andreas Schroeder fictionalizes the true story of Tom Sukanen’s wild scheme to build an ocean-going ship in the middle of a wheat field in Saskatchewan. Set during the hardships of the “Dirty Thirties,” Dustship Glory presents us with Sukanen’s mythic effort to escape both the drought and pestilence of his time, as well as his own personal struggle to be free. Featuring an illuminating foreword by beloved Saskatoon writer Don Kerr, Dustship Glory will provide Canadian and international audiences alike with the opportunity to reacquaint themselves with the dramatic tale of a ship that still stands in the fields south of Moose Jaw in Saskatchewan.

About the Author

Andreas Schroeder is a Canadian novelist, poet, and nonfiction writer. In addition to his twenty-three books, his writing has also been published in over a hundred North American anthologies and magazines. Shaking It Rough: A Prison Memoir was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award, and the original edition of Dustship Glory was nominated for the Seal First Novel Award. He lives in the village of Roberts Creek on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast.

Table of Contents

1. Preface
2. Dustship Glory
   1. 1. The Bob Kleppner Picnic [Summer, 1934]
   2. 2. Corporal G.T. Mortimer [RCMP, retired]
   3. 3. The Consignment
   4. 4. The Invention of Damian Sukanen
   5. 5. Taking Delivery
   6. 6. Elsie Berton [Schoolteacher, retired]
   7. 7. Sea-trials
   8. 8. More Light
   9. 9. Aili
   10. 10. West by North One-quarter North
   11. 11. The Cunard Line
   12. 12. Clay Jackson [Former Manybones Resident]
   13. 13. Purity is Best
   14. 14. A Matter of Record
   15. 15. Summer of ’34
   16. 16. Summer of ’34 continued…
   17. 17. Avro Sukanen [Nephew of Tom Sukanen; Pool-Room Proprietor, Swift Current]
   18. 18. Crokersland
   19. 19. Cristina Thorndike [Former Manybones Resident]
   20. 20. A Jonah
   21. 21. An Invitation to Dinner
   22. 22. The Twister
   23. 23. Sontianen
   24. 24. Casting off
   25. 25. Margaret Hollington [Former Manybones Resident]
   26. 26. Corporal G.T. Mortimer [RCMP, retired] continued…
   27. 27. Rain
   28. 28. Elmer Frayne [Implement Dealer, Pennant Junction]
   29. 29. Fear the Lord
   30. 30. And Praise his Holy Name
   31. 31. Corporal G.T. Mortimer [RCMP, retired] continued…
   32. 32. Ward Admission Record
   33. 33. Louise Griffiths [Psychiatric Nurse, retired]
3. Epilogue
4. Afterword
5. About the Author

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