With Pipe, Paddle and Song

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Son of a French nobleman and a Chippewa Indian woman, Guillaume has spent half of his life in his father's Montréal château, half in his mother's village. When his father returns to France, the sixteen-year-old is determined to make his own way in the world. He signs up to journey into the wilds of Canada to bring back the rich furs that have made New France prosperous. The author's meticulous research is obvious in this story of the French-Canadian fur trade. She skillfully weaves history and the theme of a young man coming to grips with two worlds' conflicting demands. Ages 14-up.