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Howard Angus Kennedy
1861–1938
A journalist-historian with a front-row view of Canada’s turning points, he turned reporting, travel, and long experience into vivid books about the country’s history and folklore. His work ranges from the North-West Rebellion to fairy tales and regional portraits of Canada.
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About the author
Born in Stepney, London, on December 27, 1861, he was educated at the City of London School and first joined a shipping firm before leaving for Canada. He arrived intending to learn farming, but journalism took over instead, and he became a correspondent for the Montreal Witness and the New York Herald.
One of the most notable episodes of his career came in 1885, when he reported on the North-West Rebellion. Later he worked as city editor of the Montreal Witness, returned to England in 1890 to edit The Times Weekly, and eventually came back to Canada in 1912. During and after the First World War, he worked as a writer and editor for government agencies and then as a freelance journalist.
He went on to publish many books in both history and fiction, including The Story of Canada, The New World Fairy Book, The Book of the West, and The North-West Rebellion. A charter member of the Canadian Authors Association, he later served as its national secretary. He died in Montreal on February 15, 1938.