An adventure-packed thriller of a young man's struggle to become a Mountain Man.
Badger is about two young brothers who, after loosing their family farm, are taken in by a frontiersman who takes them west to the far mountains to trap for the winter. One brother becomes injured and the frontiersman is forced to leave them at an Indian village. Tragedy strikes and the Indians name one brother Badger. The young man learns how to survive in the harsh land from his Indian friends. Following the frontiersman into the mountains, he learns to trap beaver and other furs while trying to stay alive. Slowly he surpasses his teacher and becomes the Mountain Man of his dreams.
