array of text and photographs. Northern author and historian Helene Dobrowolsky looks at the challenges faced by Mounties in Canada's Yukon Territory over the last 100 years, from their arrival, on the eve of the worldfamous Klondike gold rush, to the present.

Here she presents stories of the famous as well as the lesser-known Mounties. The author adds significantly to the Yukon's historical record, examining such themes as the roles of women and First Nations people in Mounted Police history.