Chapter 1: Crossing the Atlantic
In the nineteenth century, many British families were looking to the colonies for opportunity and adventure. The Averill family is one of many who chose to come to Canada, attracted by the availability of land and the promise of land ownership. In Emma's first chapter, she explains their reasons for leaving home and family and then describes their sea voyage across the Atlantic Ocean on the S.S. Sardinian.
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