Crosses in the Sky

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From the bestselling author of Bush Runner: The Adventures of Pierre Esprit-Radisson

A biography of Jesuit missionary Jean de Brbeuf and a history of the colonization of Huronia, the home of the Huron-Wendat nation, Crosses in the Sky is the story of how and why the Jesuits came to New France, what happened when they arrived, and how these early encounters have shaped settler relationships with Indigenous people to this day. Departing from existing sainthood narratives of Brbeuf, this deeply researched narrative considers not only the missionarys fate, but the ongoing tragedy of his colonial legacy and is an essential addition toand expansion ofCanadian history.

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Praise forCrosses in the Sky

"Bourrie looks at how such early encounters between French colonists and missionaries and Indigenous Peoples continue to resonate in those same relationships."
Quill & Quire

Praise for Mark Bourrie

Bourries book positively sings . . . [Big Men Fear Me] is thoroughly researched and the prose is clean and engaging . . . McCullagh deserves to be known . . . He made The Globe the dominant voice in English Canadian journalism. Bourries biography does him full justice.
Globe and Mail

There are many threads to untangle here and Bourriejournalist, academic, and lawyerunpicks them all. Spanning the first half of 20th-century Ontario, [George] McCullaghs life and times become an engrossing tale of ambition, politics and bipolar illnessits like little else were likely to read this year . . . It was a tumultuous life, and Bourrie tells it with wit and humour.
Nancy Wigston, Toronto Star

This is a joy of a biography . . . Bourrie, a historian whose last book brought explorer Pierre Radisson to life, has done right by McCullagh, and not just with the marvellous title. Canada doesnt like tall poppies. It didnt end well. But what a ride it was.
Heather Mallick, Toronto Star

A remarkable biography of an even more remarkable 17th-century individual Beautifully written and endlessly thought-provoking.
Macleans

Bourries writing is grounded in a strong sense of place, partly because of his own extensive knowledge of the land and partly because of Radissons descriptive storytelling abilities . . . a valuable and rare glimpse into 17th-century North America.
Canadian Geographic

Author Bio

Mark Bourrieis an Ottawa-based author, lawyer, and journalist. He holds a masters in Journalism from Carleton University and a PhD in History from the University of Ottawa. In 2017, he was awarded a Juris Doctor degree and was called to the Bar in 2018. He has won numerous awards for his journalism, including a National Magazine Award, and received the RBC Charles Taylor Prize in 2020 for his book Bush Runner: The Adventures of Pierre Radisson. His last book, Big Men Fear Me: The Fast Life and Quick Death of Canada's Greatest Media Mogul, was nominated for several book awards.