The title story follows Tao, a Great Dane brought north by a gold-hunting Chinese trader on the Fraser River, whose bloodline, four decades later, plays its part in a tragedy in the northern wilderness. Other stories range across trappers, French-Canadian lovers, rival men and the code of the north, with the ethnic stereotypes of their time.
Outdoor adventure from the master of the Canadian north, whose title story became a famous silent film. Download the free EPUB.