True North

by Elliott Merrick

In 1929, at the age of 24, Elliott Merrick left his position as an advertising executive in New Jersey and headed up to Labrador to work as an unpaid volunteer for the Grenfell Mission. He wrote this book about his experiences in the northern wilderness, living and working with trappers, Indians, and with the nurse he met and married in a remote community. (Her story is told in Northern Nurse, also by Merrick.) The book describes the hard work and challenging conditions, along with the joy and friendship he and his wife experienced. 294 pages