It's 1862 and seventeen-year-old Callum leaves Scotland to join the gold rush in British Columbia'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 treacherous terrain. Callum witnesses how the onslaught of outsiders--fortune seekers and settlers alike--proves destructive to the First Nations communities and the natural environment.
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