The Cariboo Trek of Callum McBay - by Colin Campbell (Paperback)

About the Book

"It s 1862 and 17-year-old Callum leaves Scotland to join the gold rush in British Colombia s Cariboo region, hoping to save the family farm from foreclosure. Along the Harrison-Lillooet Trail, he befriends a colourful cast of fellow prospectors, and is forced to confront mortal dangers, including violent ruffians and a treacherous terrain. Callum witnesses how the onslaught of outsiders, fortune-seekers, and settlers alike-prove destructive to the First Nations communities and the natural environment"--

Book Synopsis

It's 1862 and 17-year-old Callum leaves Scotland to join the gold rush in British Colombia's Cariboo region, hoping to save the family farm from foreclosure.

Along the Harrison-Lillooet Trail, he befriends a colourful cast of fellow prospectors, and is forced to confront mortal dangers, including violent ruffians and a treacherous terrain. Callum witnesses how the onslaught of outsiders--fortune-seekers and settlers alike--prove destructive to the First Nations communities and the natural environment.

About the Author

Colin Campbell is the author of Trails of the Southern Cariboo. He was a high school teacher-librarian in Hundred Mile House and a columnist for The Hundred Mile House Free Press. Originally from Scotland, he now lives in Vancouver, BC.