It is the 1800s in southern Alberta and the Canadian Royal Mounted Police must confront the threat of a native uprising, and must rely on a dangerous half breed and a retired trooper to quell the unrest. (Goodreads)
Rev. Dr. Charles William Gordon, or Ralph Connor, (September 13, 1860 – October 31, 1937) was a Canadian novelist, using the Connor pen name while maintaining his status as a Church leader, first in the Presbyterian and later the United Church in Canada. (Wikipedia)