In a world that knows too well the anguish inherent in the clash of old ways and new lifestyles, Margaret Craven's classic and timeless story of a young man's journey into the pacific northwest is as relevant today as ev...In a world that knows too well the anguish inherent in the clash of old ways and new lifestyles, Margaret Craven's classic and timeless story of a young man's journey into the pacific northwest is as relevant today as ever. Here amid the grandeur of British columbia stands the village of kingcome, a place of salmon runs and ancient totems - a village so steeped in time that, according to kwakiutl legend, it was founded by two brothers left on earth after the great flood.