The Trail Of 1903 : An Account By The Rt. Rev. George Exton Lloyd [Barr Colonists]

Card covers, 99 pages, 5x9 in, [12.5x23 cm], B&W photographs. Title page signed "Best Wishes Franklin Foster"

Covers rubbed, fore-edge corners bumped and creased.

The Forward reads - " The epic journey of "Barr Colonists" captured the headlines and imagination of a generation. Their progress and disasters were covered avidly by both the Canadian and British press and even American papers ran articles on this unique group. Ultimately, well over 3,000 people - men, women, and children - answered the call of Rev. Isaac Barr to plant an "all British colony" in the heart of Western Canada. The sheer size of the response, plus other factors, overwhelmed the capacity of Barr. The "Colonists" were almost immediately dissatisfied and disgruntled, feelings that would grow to open rebellion.
There, as a member of the main party, was Rev. George Exton Lloyd. He too had encouraged British settlement in the West and he to signed on to the expedition with some misgivings as the accompanying chaplain. It would emerge he had a cooler head, more experience, and soon a more loyal following than Barr. By the time the group reached their "Promised Land", they had overthrown Barr and embraced Lloyd as their leader. Ultimately the central community in the settlement was named in his honour - Lloydminster.
The following is an account by the Right Reverend George Exton Lloyd, written between July and November 1940, of the largest group settlement scheme in Canadian history. ..."

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