A good animal story of a dog that goes wolf, but that has too strong a streak of collie in him to kill the sheep that might have meant life to him. Revenge against the cruel master that drove him from mankind -- finally, the acceptance of his dog's heritage of a well-loved master -- such is the cycle.
Harold Glen Borland was a nature journalist. During World War II he wrote radio programs for the government and served as special magazine correspondent. He had written several documentary movies, two volumes of poetry, a volume of essays, has collaborated on a play, and has contributed many non-fiction articles, short stories and novelettes to leading magazines here and abroad.
Mr. Borland was graduated from the Columbia School of Journalism. He also attended the University of Colorado and received a Litt.D. from there in 1944.