R. M. Ballantyne (April 24, 1825 – February 8, 1894) was a Scottish juvenile fiction writer.
Born Robert Michael Ballantyne in Edinburgh, he was part...
At the age of 16 Ballantyne went to Canada and was six years in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company. His rule in writing, being in every case, was...
This book delves into the history of the Oregon Country, a vast territory encompassing parts of present-day Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. It...
'Away in the Wilderness' follows Jasper Derry, a former employee of the Hudson's Bay Company, as he returns to the Canadian wilderness to confront unf...