Jules of the great heart : "free" trapper and outlaw in the Hudson Bay region in the early days

In the frozen reaches of the Hudson Bay country, the wind howls over endless snowfields while a lone sledman struggles against the gale. Manou, a half‑blood hunter, huddles with his six huskies, feeling the bite of icy particles as he urges the team forward. The stark landscape is rendered vivid, each crack of the sled’s runners echoing the desperate race across the ice.

Against this brutal backdrop roams Jules Verbaux, a self‑styled “free” trapper whose daring raids on the Hudson Bay Company’s furs have made him a legend and a nuisance. He moves like a ghost through the wilderness, stealing from the Company’s Indigenous partners and evading capture at every turn. When Manou catches sight of a dark speck on the horizon, the chase begins, pitting the determined hunter against the cunning outlaw in a battle of wits and endurance.