Examines the adventures and accomplishments of eighteenth-century Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie in Canada and discusses the fur trade in North America during this period, including the competition between the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company.
An introduction to cowboys, their history, their daily life, famous cowboys and cowgirls, and portrayals of cowboys in modern films with accompanying photographs.
Running away from a vicious trapper, seven-year-old Ben MacDonald is separated from his family and eventually ends up on the shores of Lake Winnipeg, where he is taken in by a tribe of Metis Indians.
