Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage
Author: Kenneth Roberts
Desc: Told through the eyes of primary character Langdon Towne much of this novel centers around the exploits and character of Robert Rogers the leader of Rogers' Rangers who were a colonial force fighting with the British during the French and Indian War. Structurally Northwest Passage is divided into halves. The first half is a carefully researched day-by-day recreation of the raid by Rogers' Rangers on the Indian village at Saint-François-du-Lac Quebec (or Saint Francis to the Americans troops) a settlement of the Abenakis an American Indian tribe. The second half of the novel covers Rogers' later life in London England and Fort Michilimackinac Michigan. Roberts' decision to cover the novel's material in two distinct halves followed the actual trajectory of Rogers' life.