This book is the first in a new series by the internationally famous author D. M. HAGGARD. This intense story is not for the weak-hearted. It follows the travels of Hawkeye Dakota, a young mountain man who leaves his home in California, sails across the Pacific to Skagway, Alaska, and then departs by horseback into the interior of the Yukon wilderness. He is dependent on his horse, Cricket, and his mule, Samson, two loyal companions of many adventures and rough trails in the past. His family tries to discourage him from this dangerous journey, but Hawkeye is determined to see this intense Canadian wilderness or die trying. During his trip, he is attacked by numerous predators intent on killing him. Join Hawkeye on this amazing adventure to some of the worst and best conditions anyone could experience.