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Harry Pick

A participant in the Barr Colonists’ journey to Western Canada turned lived experience into a vivid semi-historical narrative. His work mixes firsthand memory, sharp observation, and a strong sense of the hardships and hopes behind prairie settlement.

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Next year : a semi-historical account of the exploits and exploitations of the far-famed Barr Colonists, who, led by an unscrupulous Church of England parson, adventured deep into the wilderness of Canada's great North-West in the early days of the twentieth century

Next year : a semi-historical account of the exploits and exploitations of the far-famed Barr Colonists, who, led by an unscrupulous Church of England parson, adventured deep into the wilderness of Canada's great North-West in the early days of the twentieth century

by Harry Pick

About the author

Harry Pick is known for Next Year, first published in 1928, a semi-historical account of the Barr Colonists and their difficult migration to Canada’s North-West in the early twentieth century. Sources connected with the book describe him as a Barr Colonist himself, which gives the story much of its immediacy and detail.

Rather than writing a dry chronicle, Pick shaped real events into an engaging narrative about ambition, misjudgment, endurance, and settlement on the prairies. The book has remained notable enough to be preserved by Project Gutenberg and library catalogs, helping modern readers discover a firsthand-inspired view of an unusual chapter in Canadian history.

Very little biographical information about Pick was readily confirmed from reliable online sources beyond his connection to Next Year and the date of its publication, so this overview focuses on the details that could be checked clearly.