<p>R. M. Ballantyne is best known for his westerns. As a young boy Ballantyne spent few years on American continent learning the local customs, trading for fur with Native Americans, sleighing and canoeing across the America. These experiences served as a source for his western novels that span from cowboy tales and gold mining stories to tales from Canadian wilderness.<br>Content:<br>Snowflakes and Sunbeams (The Young Fur Traders)<br>The Dog Cru...