The Call of the North
In The Cabin in the Woods, a couple take over a great-uncle’s cabin in the wilderness of the North West Territories. Carrying on his fur trapping trade, this modern story contains romance, adventure and mystery that will capture one’s heart. Next, follow two tales set during the Yukon gold rush. In “Yellow Fever”, learn how a young couple meets and their lives together begin. Explore the mysteries and legends of a treasure rumored to be hidden somewhere on an old homestead.
The North West Mounted Police provides the account of two officers who bring law and order to the Dawson City area. New to both law enforcement and survival in the far north, follow their adventures and experiences in the time of the Klondike gold rush. These stories bring to light the hardships the men and women of the north struggled through daily, enduring a harsh environment that brought peace to their souls.
The Spirit of the North
The Spirit of the North is a story of a young couple and their tale of survival in the Yukon in 1898. Johnathan travels north to Dawson City in Canada’s Yukon Territory after striking it rich during the California Gold Rush. With his newfound money, he purchases a cabin in the wilderness equipped for fur trapping. Taking an Indigenous woman as his bride, Johnathan and Shining Star’s tale of love and survival begins.
The Call of the Yukon
A wolf cub abandoned by its mother is rescued from sure death when found by an Indigenous man named Steward. Initially rejected by Steward’s sled dogs, Rudy grows into a strong animal the team learns to fear, eventually becoming the alpha male. Rudy’s leadership is demonstrated during the annual Dawson City dogsled race, a high-spirited competition.
Joe and Mary share their adventures in this heart-warming tale of survival in their adopted forest community. Read about how Rudy’s short life ended after he followed his heart and returned to the wild. Experience an encounter between a black bear and a wolverine, fighting over who is going to eat Joe and Mary’s pack animal. Follow the couple as they find riches hidden by old trappers in the most unlikely places.
Grey Wolf and Rose
Grey Wolf and Rose is the continuing story about early fur trappers living in the wilds of the Dawson City area. This story is the tale of a young, native couple born and raised in the Yukon. After marriage at twenty-one years of age, they are gifted a cabin of their own in the wilderness of Canada’s far north. Follow the couple’s adventures in their non-confrontational way of life in the bush, preferring to follow the rules of nature rather than those of man.
After the Gold Rush
After the Gold Rush is a collection of two wilderness stories set at the turn of the twentieth century in Canada’s Yukon Territory.
Dawson is an entertaining story based on life after the Klondike Gold Rush. It is the story of a family who moves from a wilderness cabin in the forest, where they trapped fur, to a more suburban life. The couple inherit a home from their Aunt Bev, a long-time, Indigenous resident of Dawson. Folow the lives of Wendy and Jason, the new homeowners, as they continue the ways of their predecessor, entertaining family and friends who live and trap fur in the surrounding area. Share their adventure to Skagway, Alaska, as they accompany a barge of goods back to Dawson for their friend, Samuel.
Black Hawk and White Dove is a story of love and adventure. The recently married, Indigenous couple begin their life together in a cabin deep in the forest. With help from their fellow trappers, the newlyweds learn how to survive in this harsh and unforgiving land. Follow Black Hawk and White Dove’s daily routines as they learn the ways of the bush and how nature controls the lives of those who live there.
Both stories are fascinating tales, which truly capture the spirit of the Yukon. Readers are sure to enjoy these family adventures of life in a rugged land, filled with love and hope.
The Ironware Store
The Ironware Store is set in Dawson City shortly after the start of the twentieth century. The book is the last in a series written by this author, which depicts the adventures of an extended family of fur trappers as they struggle to survive in the Yukon Territory.
Samuel, an adventurer from Seattle who moved to Dawson City to open a business selling products such as woodstoves, axes, ironware for cooking, and dog sled runners, managed to earn a profit in his first year of operation. Looking to increase his income, he opens a fur brokerage business in a small building constructed behind his ironware store.
Samuel’s close relationship with the patriarchal couple of the family provides him with a glimpse of what true survival entails as he becomes acquainted with the members of this close network of friends and relatives.
The Ironware Store depicts daily life in the Yukon, and the struggle to exist in a harsh but stunning environment. Discover what chilling event drastically changes the lives of the men and women who have made the wilds near Dawson their home, an ending no one was expecting.
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A Collection of Short Stories
A Collection of Short Stories shares intriguing tales presented in four broad categories—wilderness and nature, fiction, science fiction and horror, and family—which leads readers into the lives and challenges of diverse characters. These include college students driving to Nevada to explore abandoned mines and ghost towns, a couple marooned on a deserted island, a serial hunter, a fur trapper, and a plantation owner in New Orleans. Readers are also treated to essays vividly describing nature, stories based on the author’s memories growing up in rural Ontario, and light-hearted tales suitable for all ages.
