
Stories of the far North
by Jon Tuska
American fictionFictionWestern storiesAmerican Adventure storiesShort stories, americanShort stories, canadianAlaska, fictionFrontier and pioneer life
The Northwestern story emerged full-blown from the pen of Jack London, and his "The League of Old Men" is a fitting introduction to these rigorous action tales, in which the inhospitable climate strips away civilized veneer and individuals must live or die by their cunning, instinct, and sometimes ruthlessness. The bond between man and dog and the character flaws revealed under the stresses of extreme isolation are just two of the classic themes explored in these works. The collection comes to a fitting climax of a century's worth of development with a new story by Tim Champlin, commissioned for this volume.
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