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White River crossing : a novel / Ian McGuire.
Van Pelt - New Book Display PR6113.C4832 W48 2025
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McGuire, Ian, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Northwest Territories--History--18th century--Fiction.
- Northwest Territories.
- Fur traders--Fiction.
- Fur traders.
- Indians of North America--Fiction.
- Indians of North America.
- Sex crimes--Fiction.
- Sex crimes.
- Treasure hunting--Fiction.
- Treasure hunting.
- Suspense fiction.
- Genre:
- Historical fiction.
- Action and adventure fiction.
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- x, 274 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Crown, [2025]
- Summary:
- "A ragged fur peddler arrives at a remote outpost of the Hudson Bay Company in the winter of 1766 with a lump of gold, claiming that there is plenty more like it further north at a place called Ox Lake. The outpost's chief factor, Magnus Norton, dreams of instant riches and launches a secret and perilous expedition to find the treasure and bring it back. Led by a family of native guides, the party of prospectors includes Norton's brutish deputy, John Shaw, and Thomas Hearn, the insular and intellectual first mate from the factory's whaling sloop. During their long journey north, Shaw's callousness and arrogance lead him to commit an act of sexual violence whose disastrous consequences will only fully emerge once they reach their final destination. There, amidst the bleak beauty of the Barren Grounds, as Norton's carefully crafted plans begin to fall apart and the brutal arctic winter starts to descend, Hearn is forced to make a choice that will define his character and determine his future forever. Utterly captivating, White River Crossing transports us back to the furthest edges of the eighteenth-century British empire where two radically different worlds-indigenous and European-collide with calamitous and deadly results"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Format:
- Online version: McGuire, Ian. White river crossing.
- ISBN:
- 9798217085705
- OCLC:
- 1507843030
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