Call The Beast Thy Brother Author:William O. Turner In thePacific Northwest, the wild is tamed by the fierce Haida Indians. Violent and barbarous, the tribe rules its domain by a combination of mysticism, superstition, and bloodletting. Into this alien world ventures David Nails who has jumped ship in Vancouver and who now seeks shelter with a scorned and arrogant missionary. — Nails and the mis... more »sionary are soon captured by the Haida and forced to become party to their strange and deadly rituals. Chief among these rites is the potlatch ceremony in which each tribesman tries to outdo his rival in giving away wealth, displaying disdain for the gifts he receives in return by destroying them. Nails realizes that, as the most valuable property in the village, he has become a pawn in a potlatch ceremony to determine who would be chief...« less