Hector, his sister Catharine and their cousin Louis wander from their pioneer homes in Upper Canada and become lost on the Rice Lake Plains. Over seasons in the wilderness they build shelter, gather wild rice, fish and hunt, and rescue a young Mohawk girl, while the author, a pioneer naturalist, fills their story with the plants and wildlife of the region.
A pioneering Canadian children’s survival story, reflecting the settler attitudes of 1852. Download the free EPUB.