Black Beaver, the Trapper

"Black Beaver—knows how to live outdoors better than we know how to live indoors. He never catches cold, he positively knows every time just where to sleep, he never sleeps on his back if the ground is cold or damp—always upon his stomach. He could teach the U.S. Army something worth knowing—about living out doors. Black Beaver knows what animals think. Can tell just what maneuver a dog, wolf deer, or even a fish will go through on almost every occasion." 'Black Beaver, the Trapper' is a biographical novel on the life of hunter, explorer and reluctant novelist J. C. Lewis. Lewis first hunted as a boy, and fell in love with the outdoor life from then on. His travels ultimately took him to Alaska, where he lived among the Eskimos for a number of years.