
Transcribed from the 1906 Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons edition by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk
THE GOD OF HIS FATHERS - I
THE GREAT INTERROGATION - I
WHICH MAKE MEN REMEMBER
SIWASH
THE MAN WITH THE GASH
JAN, THE UNREPENTANT
GRIT OF WOMEN
WHERE THE TRAIL FORKS
A DAUGHTER OF THE AURORA
Set against the untamed wilderness of the Yukon, the stories in this collection capture a world where the raw forces of nature meet the fevered ambition of the gold rush. Hunters, traders, and prospectors coexist with the native peoples whose lives are still ruled by ancient customs, and every page hums with the clash of stone‑age traditions and the steel of a new era. The prose paints the forest, the river, and the endless daylight of the far north with a vivid, almost tactile clarity that pulls listeners straight into the campfires and canoe‑lined banks.
The opening tale follows a half‑blood man torn between two worlds—his white father’s lineage and his mother’s chief‑born heritage. As a lone white encampment sits apart from the Indigenous village, tensions rise over identity, loyalty, and survival. Against a backdrop of salmon runs, howling wolves, and the ever‑present aurora, his fierce declaration hints at the personal and cultural battles that will drive the narrative forward, inviting listeners to explore the rugged spirit of the Klondike.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (284K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
1999-02-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1876–1916
Best known for vivid adventure stories like The Call of the Wild and White Fang, this American writer turned hard-lived experience into fast, memorable fiction. His work is full of survival, danger, and the pull of the wild.
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