Swiftwater Author:Paul Annixter The locale of the novel is an isolated village in the north woods of Maine. Cam Calloway is the last of the trappers in a region that has become predominantly agricultural. The rare and beautiful relationship betwen Cam and his son Bucky is intensified by the hostility of the community towards their different way of living. When Cam breaks hi... more »s leg at the beginning of the trapping season, Bucky has to brave the bitter weather alone in order to tend their traps. In one of the most dramatic scenes of the novel, he saves the trap line by fighting and conquering a wolverine, one of the most dreaded creaturs of the north woods.« less