A Canadian Historical Novel DISASTER LEGACY Featuring Hudson Bay Company
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Disaster Legacy follows the struggles and challenges of the journey leading Sean McChesney-Dalton from Ireland to North America in the 19th century. The adventurer survives seafaring pirate attacks, the murder of his father and attempted killing of his mother together with dysfunctional family turmoil. He eventually narrowly escapes hanging for alleged terrorism before escaping to America.
Sean carves out a career at York Factory after arriving on Hudson Bay aboard the merchant ship Disaster. He eventually marries a First Nation woman before accepting an assignment to successfully develop Canada's Hudson Bay Company prairie trading posts. Intrigue and suspense follow as the seaman turned business executive agrees to organize the first North American Great Lakes shipping company for Hudson Bay Company executives. He faces the turmoil of the death of his aboriginal wife while assuming sole care of their infant daughter.
Sean becomes involved in helping defuse a Métis insurrection threat when American ships carrying his family owned firm's merchandise are discovered smuggling arms to rebel leaders. He deals with unscrupulous partnerships, death threats and family turmoil before returning to Ireland with his infant daughter. One back in his homeland Sean learns another child was born out of wedlock to a former lover that helped him escape from Ireland. Personal and business challenges continue after discovering the mother of his son and his own mother, missing form Ireland for 25 years, are struggling to retain family ownership of the crumbling McChesney industrial empire
Sean carves out a career at York Factory after arriving on Hudson Bay aboard the merchant ship Disaster. He eventually marries a First Nation woman before accepting an assignment to successfully develop Canada's Hudson Bay Company prairie trading posts. Intrigue and suspense follow as the seaman turned business executive agrees to organize the first North American Great Lakes shipping company for Hudson Bay Company executives. He faces the turmoil of the death of his aboriginal wife while assuming sole care of their infant daughter.
Sean becomes involved in helping defuse a Métis insurrection threat when American ships carrying his family owned firm's merchandise are discovered smuggling arms to rebel leaders. He deals with unscrupulous partnerships, death threats and family turmoil before returning to Ireland with his infant daughter. One back in his homeland Sean learns another child was born out of wedlock to a former lover that helped him escape from Ireland. Personal and business challenges continue after discovering the mother of his son and his own mother, missing form Ireland for 25 years, are struggling to retain family ownership of the crumbling McChesney industrial empire