Under the Great Bear

Fresh from the Technical Institute, Cabot Grant has a diploma and an uncertain future. Popularity and athletics have taken time away from his studies, and better results have already brought his classmates promising jobs. A wealthy fellow student proposes a trip around the world, while Cabot's guardian presses him to think seriously about his purpose. Kirk Munroe begins this adventure novel with a young man's choice about how to use his opportunities.

The story carries Cabot to the Labrador coast aboard the Sea Bee with White Baldwin. Their search for trading customers leads through fishing settlements, rocky bays and unfamiliar conditions, including a fierce encounter with mosquitoes while collecting fresh water. Details of houses, seasonal travel and coastal livelihoods sit alongside the action. Readers interested in sea adventures and stories of growing responsibility will find both practical concerns and the hazards of northern travel here.