It's 1862 and 17-year-old Callum leaves Scotland to join the gold rush in British Colombia's Cariboo region, hoping to save the family farm from foreclosure.
Along the Harrison-Lillooet Trail, he befriends a colourful cast of fellow prospectors, and is forced to confront mortal dangers, including violent ruffians and a treacherous terrain. Callum witnesses how the onslaught of outsiders--fortune-seekers and settlers alike--prove destructive to the First Nations communities and the natural environment.
Colin Campbell is the author of The Trails of the Southern Cariboo/ He was a high school teacher-librarian, and a columnist for the 100 Mile Free Press newspaper. He now lives in Vancouver with his wife Carol.