On the raw edge of British Columbia's frontier, Harry Alton has spent eight hard years turning wilderness into a home — clearing timber, breaking wild Cayuse ponies, and earning a reputation as a man whose word carries more weight than gold. His quiet, hard-won world is thrown into turmoil when a smooth-talking businessman arrives from the old country, bringing news that could cost Alton everything he has built. As old loyalties are tested and new rivalries take root, Alton must draw on every ounce of grit and integrity to hold his ground — while an unexpected romance quietly complicates the fight ahead. Set against the towering pines, snowbound trails, and untamed ranch country of Canada's Great Northwest, Harold Bindloss's Alton of Somasco is a classic tale of frontier courage, where character forged in the wild proves stronger than privilege bred in the city.