Denny's trek: a mountie's memoir of the march west

This new edition inspired by Sir Cecil E. Denny's The Law Marches West and The Riders of the Plains features an illuminating introduction to the observant writer, who, as one of the original NWMP officers, played a significant role in the taming of young Canada's wild and woolly west. In this frontier epic, Denny tells the story of the newly formed North West Mounted Police force's 800-mile trek west in 1874 to deal with renegade American whiskey traders who were creating havoc among a vulnerable Native population, especially in and around notorious trading outposts such as Fort Whoop-up.Like many of the legendary NWMP officers, Cecil Denny was a colourful, independent man with a career full of conquests and controversy. His lasting legacy would be as the author of a classic, first-hand account of the Great March West, a must-read for Canadian history buffs. The new introduction provides fresh insights into the character of a steadfast man who helped shape Canada's west.