The Man from the Creeks Author:Robert Kroetsch Set against the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s, The Man from the Creeks is a gripping tale of three entrepreneurs desperate to strike it rich. Fourteen-year-old Peek and his mother, Lou, join up with cooper Benjamin Redd and embark on a treacherous journey to fabled Dawson City. First published in 1998, this is a witty and ribald retelli... more »ng of Robert Service?s incomparable ?The Shooting of Dan McGrew.?« less