In the book, Touching Spirit Bear, as the novel begins, Cole is where?

At the start of the novel, Cole is in the skiff and on the way to the island in Southeast Alaska. He is accompanied by Edwin and Garvey, who will take Cole to the island and settle him before they leave.

COLE MATTHEWS KNELT defiantly in the bow of the aluminum skiff as he faced forward into a cold September wind.

What is cole doing in the novel

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