Project Gutenberg 2009-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 213 Saxby, C. F. Argyll Saxby, Argyll The Fiery Totem A Tale of Adventure in the Canadian North-West Produced by Larry B. Harrison, Delphine Lettau, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Fiery Totem" by C. F. Argyll Saxby is a novel written in the early 20th century. This tale of adventure follows the journeys of two pairs of companions—fathers and sons—who venture into the Canadian North-West in search of game and excitement. The storyline hints at themes of survival, the unknown, and cultural encounters, particularly as the characters face both natural and supernatural challenges in their quest. The opening of the novel presents a scene where two fathers, Arnold and Holden, set out in a canoe for a hunting expedition, leaving their sons, Bob and Alf, back at camp. As the fathers navigate the river, they quickly find themselves in danger when their canoe gets caught in a rapid and capsizes, resulting in their separation as they struggle in the water. Meanwhile, the boys at camp experience their own thrill and tension as they prepare for their adventure and ponder the whereabouts of their fathers, indicating a growing concern over their absence. The setup creates a palpable sense of foreboding and anticipation as both pairs grapple with the wilderness and the unexpected trials that lie ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Frontier and pioneer life -- Northwest, Canadian -- Juvenile fiction Indians of North America -- Northwest, Canadian -- Juvenile fiction Northwest, Canadian -- History -- Juvenile fiction PR PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 290892 2025-10-12T08:47:49.066893 text/html 293219 2009-08-14T03:54:26 text/html 473628 2025-10-12T08:47:55.751808 application/epub+zip 473639 2025-10-12T08:47:51.112892 application/epub+zip 184044 2025-10-12T08:47:49.813819 application/epub+zip 618822 2025-10-12T08:47:59.280799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 584032 2025-10-12T08:47:54.889803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292205 2022-09-13T16:37:17.934610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257340 2025-10-12T08:47:48.391817 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 257297 2009-08-14T03:54:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 257288 2009-08-14T03:54:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20414 2025-10-12T08:47:59.412752 application/rdf+xml 11541 2025-10-12T08:47:50.309792 image/jpeg 3136 2025-10-12T08:47:50.061793 image/jpeg 98948 2009-08-14T03:54:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 399273 2009-08-14T03:54:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 98924 2009-08-14T03:54:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 471269 2025-10-12T08:47:49.101845 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog