Silver Chief to the Rescue
by O'Brien, Jack
Published by : Winston (Philadelphia) Physical details: 235p.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basement | Available | FUND: Book Fund | 19797 |
This book is one of the "Famous Dog Stories" of Grosset & Dunlap.This book of series has B/W full and partial page illustrations throughout book. Some are signed K. Wiese in lower right corner. Written for youth or older children. As in Jack London's "White Fang", this book has a dog for its hero. Silver Chief is the son of a Husky whose father was a wolf. After his mother is killed he hates all mankind until a Canadian Mountie, Jim Thorne, shows him kindness and tames and trains him. In this book,Thorne and Silver Chief arrive at an outpost with serum to save the outpost from diptheria outbreak. Later in story Silver Chief is accused of stealing trappers' furs and Thorne sets out to clear his name. Book is richly instructive in the lore of hunting, trapping and sledging