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The story of a young half-breed French/Indian boy who turns up with his violin at an isolated Canadian trading post, and his affect on the lives of the people who live there.

The Honor Of The Big Snows is a novel written by James Oliver Curwood that tells the story of Philip Weyman, a young man who travels to the Canadian wilderness to escape the pressures of city life. While there, he meets and falls in love with a beautiful young woman named Nepeese,... Read Full Overview

The Honor of the Big Snows

"The Honor of the Big Snows" by James Oliver Curwood is a thrilling adventure novel that immerses readers in the breathtaking wilderness of Canadian literature. Set against the backdrop of the untamed frontier, Curwood's novel explores themes of survival, honor, and romance in... Read Full Overview

"The Honor of the Big Snows" by James Oliver Curwood is a thrilling adventure novel that immerses readers in the breathtaking wilderness of Canadian literature. Set against the backdrop of the untamed frontier, Curwood's novel explores themes of survival, honor, and romance in... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Out of the night came Jan and into the lives of all those at the company post on Lac Bain, in the Canadian Northland. Jan, almost starved and frozen, enters into the lives of John Cummins and Melisse, his daughter, playing his violin for food. He stays to become a beloved member... Read Full Overview

Out of the night came Jan and into the lives of all those at the company post in the Canadian Northland. The mystery of Jan unravels as he faces life at the remote outpost, a smallpox outbreak at the camp, and his own hidden past. Over twenty of Curwood s books were made into... Read Full Overview