Project Gutenberg 2007-05-15 Public domain in the USA. 73 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. Little, Norman Snow Shoes and Canoes Or, The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Snow Shoes and Canoes" by William Henry Giles Kingston is a historical adventure novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the thrilling and perilous journey of a group of fur traders in the Hudson Bay Territory, led by the narrator and his experienced companion, Sandy McTavish. Their expedition involves transporting essential supplies across daunting terrain, during which they face various challenges, including encounters with wildlife, treacherous weather, and interactions with Indigenous tribes. At the start of the book, the expedition's urgent nature is established as the narrator, along with Sandy and a couple of other men, sets off from Black Fort to retrieve winter supplies from Fort Ross. The narrative dives into the difficulties they encounter while traveling overland, such as a snowstorm that complicates their journey, a painful horse injury, and a surprising encounter with a pair of would-be horse thieves. The opening portions set a vivid and immersive scene, illustrating the harsh and unpredictable life of a fur trader in the North-West Territory and hinting at the mix of adventure and survival themes that dominate the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Survival skills -- Juvenile fiction Canada -- Juvenile fiction Indians of North America -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction Fur traders -- Juvenile fiction Northwest, Canadian -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 567587 567583 2024-10-09T10:35:31.317629 2023-09-09T11:59:09.594681 text/html text/html 572924 2007-05-15T15:46:52 text/html 267312 2007-05-15T15:46:54 text/html application/zip 360723 2024-10-09T10:35:41.741569 application/epub+zip 363849 2024-10-09T10:35:35.103610 application/epub+zip 275858 2024-10-09T10:35:33.668614 application/epub+zip 588372 2024-10-09T10:35:46.433563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579207 2024-10-09T10:35:40.731613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497977 2022-09-10T07:37:27.425686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553367 553342 2024-10-09T10:35:30.485634 2023-09-09T11:59:08.934720 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 553265 2007-05-15T15:46:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202883 2007-05-15T15:46:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21270 2024-10-09T10:35:46.569534 application/rdf+xml 13402 2024-10-09T10:35:34.221617 image/jpeg 3253 2024-10-09T10:35:33.943598 image/jpeg 348723 2024-10-09T10:35:31.376648 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia