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You will love this if you enjoy dog stories, wilderness survival, fur-trade history, and loyal friendships tested by cold, hunger and danger, with a love story set in the snow.
Che cos’è questo libro
Would you paddle into a country the Crees say is ruled by man-eating demons, just to get a dog? Jean Marcel does. The Whelps of the Wolf, by George Marsh, is a northern adventure set on the east coast of Hudson Bay, in fur-trade country. It follows a young trapper, a husky named Fleur, and the girl he loves through famine, theft, a murder charge and a race against a blizzard. It begins in the forbidden valleys of the Windigo.
In questo riassunto
- 1A bold trapper defies the land of demonsFree
- 2Rescuing a boy earns Marcel a puppy
- 3Trouble on the river forces a clever escape
- 4Dog thieves take Fleur and Marcel gives chase
- 5A fight in the marshes brings Fleur home
- 6Famine and a faithless partner test the camp
- 7Starving on the barrens, man and dog hold on
- 8An honored name carries heavy expectations
- 9What the story is about and how it is told
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A bold trapper defies the land of demons
Jean Marcel, a young Frenchman who hunts furs for the Hudson's Bay Company near Whale River, wants one thing above all, a team of sled dogs. A sickness has killed most of the dogs at the post, and the Eskimo hunters who own the best ones, called Huskies, will ask high prices. So Marcel decides to meet them on the coast before they reach the post.
To do it, he must cross the divide north of the Ghost River and find the Big Salmon, through the country the Crees call the land of the Windigo, a man-eating spirit. His partners Antoine Beaulieu and Joe Piquet beg him to stay and say goodbye as if he were already dead. He lives on smoked meat, a net and a rifle, and loses his way among the lakes.
In June he runs the last rapids and sees an Eskimo camp on the beach. The lesson is plain. Fear of the unknown is often the real barrier, and a man who goes to see for himself can cross it. But Marcel has forgotten the old feud between Crees and Eskimos, and it may cost him his life.
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Questions about I cuccioli del lupo
What is The Whelps of the Wolf about?
It tells of a young trapper, Jean Marcel, who gets a husky puppy named Fleur at a camp on the Big Salmon and then must save her, himself and the woman he loves through hardships on the coast of Hudson Bay.
Who is Fleur in The Whelps of the Wolf?
Fleur is a large husky with wolf blood, given to Marcel by the Eskimo hunter Kovik. She becomes his lead dog, protects him in danger, and later has pups, the whelps of the wolf of the title.
What is the Windigo in the book?
The Windigo is a man-eating spirit from Cree tradition. The Crees believe it lives in the northern valleys of the Big Salmon, so they avoid them, while Marcel goes into that land and finds only animals and fur.
Where and when is The Whelps of the Wolf set?
It is set on the east coast of Hudson Bay, around Whale River, Fort George, Rupert House and the Salmon country, in the days of the Hudson's Bay Company fur trade, with dog teams and canoes.
Is The Whelps of the Wolf easy to read?
Yes, it moves briskly, with short chapters, clear action, vivid descriptions of the seasons and a warm bond between a man and his dog that carries the reader from one adventure to the next.