Since the first British naval expeditions to the "Frozen North," the history of the North has been romanticised. Published in 1985, this book presents history as actually seen from the North.

Louis Riel personally singled out Major Charles Arkoll Boulton for execution. Thomas Scott was shot instead, but Boulton never lost his visceral hatred for the "rebel chief".

Offering a sympathetic but detached portrait of Canada's native people, this book has become a classic.

Offering a sympathetic but detached portrait of Canada's native people, this book has become a classic.