McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1989.  New Canadian Library, NCL, ISBN 0-7710-9850-2.  MMPB, 272 pages including Afterword by Michael Ondaatje.  Light edge and cover wear, touch of colour loss at upper left front wrap, scrape at upper spine; age spotting on outer page block; binding tight.  Interior clean and unmarked with lightly tanned pages; appears unread.  ‘The awesome terrain of the Rocky Mountains is the setting for this extraordinary novel about a heroic man who boldly defies destiny.  Tay John, a messianic halfbreed, is dated to lead his people to their Promised Land.  In a rebellious act of will, he turns to the mountains to seek his own truths.  This richly populated novel vividly depicts the exotic and rootless people who wound their way to the Canadian Northwest.  It is a powerful modern legend that ranges over all aspects of the human heart and mind, incorporating passion and hatred, tragedy and triumph.’ (from rear wrap)