Emergence -- Endurance -- Dispossession -- Settlers -- Miners -- Farmers -- Conservationists -- Feds -- Common ground -- Restoring the valley primeval -- The tragedy of the willows -- Conclusion : Seeing the forest and the trees

The Trent system of lakes, rivers, and canals occupies a considerable part of the counties of Hastings, Durham, Northumberland, Peterborough, Haliburton, and Victoria, in the province of Ontario. This volume of documents, records, and early writings covers the discovery and settlement of the valley, development and decline of the lumber trade, the Trent Canal and community life, and is abundantly illustrated in gravure and line from source materials. The Times Literary Supplement says of this first volume that is "raised high hopes of an important contribution to Canadian social and economic history." British Book News says that the "excerpts from manuscripts, newspapers, old and rare books and pamphlets, with the excellent contemporary illustrations, give a vivid and valuable account of early life in this interesting area."

Forced to leave their Valley, a small group of tiny wild bears have to find somewhere to go. Somewhere safe, Somewhere free. But there isn't anywhere. Bertrum comes up with an idea that isn't liked by all of them, but he believes it is their only hope, so sets off to find a human child. Leaving the safety of the woods, he throws himself into a world he doesn't know. When he returns with a plan, not everything goes the way they expect.....!