The Savage River: Seventy-one Days with Simon Fraser

The Savage River is a gripping account by award-winning author Marjorie Wilkins Campbell of one of the greatest adventures in Canadian history. First published in 1968, the book is based on Simon Fraser's journal of his remarkable journey on the river that bears his name. On 28 May 1808, Fraser's company of adventurers left Fort George on an unfamiliar river in the heart of British Columbia, headed -- they hoped -- for the Pacific. The young fur trader's mission was to find the quickest route west for the North West Company's valuable goods, thus giving them an advantage over their rivals, the Hudson's Bay Company. Seventy-one days later Fraser brought his exhausted men back to the fort. They had achieved their goal and reached the ocean but had returned with the disappointing knowledge that the river was too wild to be of use to the North West Company. However, Fraser's courageous voyage provided important new knowledge of the area and contributed to the opening of the Canadian West. Book jacket.Campbell, Marjorie Wilkins is the author of 'The Savage River: Seventy-one Days with Simon Fraser' with ISBN 9781894856249 and ISBN 1894856244.