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Charles Roger
b. 1819
A Scottish-born journalist and historian, he wrote lively 19th-century books on Canada, Quebec, and St. Andrews. His work captures a period when local history, travel, and national storytelling were closely intertwined.
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About the author
Born in Dundee, Scotland, on April 14, 1819, he studied at St Andrews before turning to journalism and historical writing. He later settled in Canada, where he became known for books that explored both Scottish and Canadian subjects.
His best-known works include The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilization as well as books on Quebec and the history of St. Andrews. That mix of local detail and broad historical sweep gives his writing a strong nineteenth-century character: part reportage, part civic history, and part national narrative.
Some basic facts about his later life are less certain in the sources than his publications and early career, so accounts often give his death only approximately, around 1878. Even so, his books remain useful for readers interested in how Canada and Scotland were being interpreted and remembered in his own time.