Describes the author's boyhood on the Canadian prairies and his adventures with Mutt, a dog of indeterminate breed who displayed superior hunting skills.
Canadian author Farley Mowat chronicles his youth from 1933-1937 when he discovered the Canadian wilderness and started to take an interest in writing.
The author reports his observations of the Keewatin Lands northwest of the Hudson Bay, and the caribou and wolf populations living in the region; includes an afterword section with assorted writings about wolves.
Describes the author's boyhood on the Canadian prairies and his adventures with Mutt, a dog of indeterminate breed who displayed superior hunting skills.
Canadian author Farley Mowat chronicles his youth from 1933-1937 when he discovered the Canadian wilderness and started to take an interest in writing.
Presents a memoir in which Farley Mowat recalls his experiences as a member of a scientific expedition to the northern Manitoba in 1947 where he joined young trapper Charles Schweder in trying to provide assistance to Eskimos struggling with small pox and famine.
