Subtitled "a Tale of the Western Wilderness", the book is described a being "Illustrative of the Adventures and Discoveries of Sir Alexander Mackenzie". It is a short book and very typical of the storytelling of that era; late 1800s. This one does not have the strong religious content of a lot of Ballantyne works. It's interesting enough but it lacks a lot of the "boys adventure story" feel of his larger novels. It looks good in my collection, however. ( )