Agnes C. Laut

Born in Ontario in 1871 and raised in Winnipeg, Agnes C. Laut became a Canadian journalist, novelist, and historian whose work was shaped by the frontier world around her. She studied at the University of Manitoba, taught school, and worked as an editorial writer for the Manitoba Free Press before building a wider literary career.

She is best known for historical novels and popular histories about exploration, the fur trade, and life in the Canadian West and the North American frontier. Titles such as Lords of the North helped make her name, and her writing often drew on archival research while aiming to tell history in a vivid, accessible way.

Later in life, she spent many years in the United States and was also involved in social work. She died in 1936, leaving behind a large body of writing that reflects both her enthusiasm for history and her talent for turning it into an engaging story for general readers.