James Oliver Curwood 
The Wolf Hunters: A Tale Of Adventure In The Wilderness 

The Wolf Hunters-A Tale of Adventure in the Wilderness by James Oliver Curwood is a thrilling tale of adventure in the Canadian wilderness and a classic nature adventure novel set in the Arctic. "The Wolf Hunters" is the prequel to "The Gold Hunters." The main character of "The Wolf Hunters" is a young American boy who has become a friend of a young Native American. He goes to Canada to hunt and trap with a friend in the hopes of making money to support his mother. While there, the two boys come into a mysterious cabin and learn a truth that has been kept hidden for fifty years. A tale of danger and adventure, of friendship and trust. Later, they spend a lengthy period of time in a remote cabin during a severe winter, constantly on the lookout for a hostile, nearby tribe. In this book, which James Curwood wrote, he portrays the struggle for survival in the Canadian wilderness at the turn of the century. The author weaves themes of exploration, discovery, and survival throughout the harsh but stunning setting he describes.