Rob Nixon, the Old White Trader: A Tale of Central British North America

An aging white hunter lies broken on the frozen prairie, the wolves already circling. This is where Rob Nixon, a man who has spent his life taking what he wanted from the wilderness, finally meets something he cannot outrun: grace. Saved by Peter, a Christian Ojibway man whose quiet faith and relentless compassion prove more challenging than any storm or stampede, Nixon must face not only the wild but the emptiness inside himself. Set against the vast silent prairies of Central British North America, this late 19th-century adventure follows two men from utterly different worlds as they traverse dangerous territory together. Nixon, a hardened trader who has seen everything, cannot comprehend how this Indigenous stranger offers help without asking anything in return. But as the journey tests them both, the old hunter's survival-worn cynicism slowly cracks, revealing a man desperate to believe in something beyond death and the next sunrise. Kingston writes with vivid appreciation for frontier life while telling a surprisingly tender story about what it costs to let go of pride and accept salvation from an unexpected hand.