Snowdrift

James B. Hendryx (1880 - 1963)

The story revolves around Carter Brent, an alcoholic and gambler who had struck gold many times in the Yukon, but gambled and drank it away in Dawson; and Snowdrift, the half-breed who had spent her life with a wandering band of Indians in the frozen north country. Snowdrift had been raised by Wananebish, yet never knew who her father was, and yet Wananebish had somehow been able to send her to be schooled at a nearby mission.

The paths of this unlikely pair would cross in the barren lands of the Yukon where Brent had hopes of finding more gold, but it was well known that there was no gold in the region between Dawson and the MacKenzie. But Brent had that certain knack for striking gold, and due to his way of life, also had a certain knack for gambling and drinking it away. Plenty of action follows, while Brent performs his search with little or no money, runs across Snowdrift, and while a band of fellow gamblers who know of his luck follows closely on his trail, he must get his prize back to Dawson. (Introduction by Roger Melin)

Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, General Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 01 - A Prologue, Part 1 Roger Melin
00:13:35
Play 02 02 - A Prologue, Part 2 Roger Melin
00:16:37
Play 03 03 - A Prologue, Part 3 Roger Melin
00:05:04
Play 04 04 - A Prologue, Part 4 Roger Melin
00:17:35
Play 05 05 - A Prologue, Part 5 Roger Melin
00:09:52
Play 06 06 - A Prologue, Part 6 Roger Melin
00:07:50
Play 07 07 - A Prologue, Part 7 Roger Melin
00:01:55
Play 08 08 - Coarse Gold Roger Melin
00:34:47
Play 09 09 - On Dyea Beach Roger Melin
00:20:20
Play 10 10 - At the Mission Roger Melin
00:21:56
Play 11 11 - Ace-In-the-Hole Roger Melin
00:16:42
Play 12 12 - Luck Turns Roger Melin
00:19:30
Play 13 13 - The Dealer at Stoell's Roger Melin
00:28:57
Play 14 14 - Where Do I Go From Here? Roger Melin
00:20:32
Play 15 15 - The Plotting of Camillo Bill Roger Melin
00:19:23
Play 16 16 - Snowdrift Returns to the Band Roger Melin
00:20:10
Play 17 17 - The Dinner at Reeves' Roger Melin
00:28:08
Play 18 18 - Joe Pete Roger Melin
00:24:48
Play 19 19 - On the Trail Roger Melin
00:25:16
Play 20 20 - The Camp on the Coppermine Roger Melin
00:13:10
Play 21 21 - In the Barrens Roger Melin
00:29:26
Play 22 22 - Moonlight Roger Melin
00:37:52
Play 23 23 - Confessions Roger Melin
00:31:31
Play 24 24 - In the Cabin of the 'Belva Lou' Roger Melin
00:29:12
Play 25 25 - Lost Roger Melin
00:28:08
Play 26 26 - Trapped Roger Melin
00:20:49
Play 27 27 - You Are White! Roger Melin
00:33:05
Play 28 28 - The Passing of Wananebish Roger Melin
00:29:14
Play 29 29 - Claw Hits For Dawson Roger Melin
00:20:50
Play 30 30 - In the Toils Roger Melin
00:21:34
Play 31 31 - The Fight at Cuter Malone's Roger Melin
00:33:07