True North

by Elliott Merrick with an introduction by Lawrence Millman

In 1929, at the age of 24, Elliott Merrick left his position as an advertising executive in New Jersey and headed up to Labrador to work as an unpaid volunteer for the Grenfell Mission.

In 1933 he wrote True North,a book about his experiences in the northern wilderness, living and working with trappers, Indians, and with the nurse he met and married in a remote community.

The book describes the hard work and severe conditions, along with the joy and friendship he and his wife experienced. 

“Merrick’s account of life in a harsh and unforgiving land is a tribute to the hardiness and generosity of the people whose life he shared. His vividly evocative prose stimulates the imagination such that the reader becomes a participant in the exhausting struggles and profound joys of the trail. An absolute masterpiece.”
- Herb Pohl, retired McMaster University biology department instructional assistant and lab supervisor, and a solo canoeist who paddled extensively in the Canadian North.

294 pages, softcover.

Previous Price: $19.95

Visit here to read excerpts from True North.