title: The Land God Gave to Cain
text: # The Land God Gave to Cain
  
  The Land God Gave to Cain is a 1958 adventure novel by the British writer Hammond Innes. It was published in the UK by Collins and in the United States by Knopf. After a plane crash in a remote part of Labrador, a British pilot heads out to investigate based on some radio messages his father has overheard.
  
  The construction of the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway forms the backdrop for the novel. In 1953 Innes spent a period of time with the crews building the railway during his research.
  
  