James Oliver Curwood

Gebundenes Buch

A Gentleman of Courage

A Novel of the Wilderness

Beschreibung

After killing a man in self-defense, Donald McRae is forced to go on the run with his young son, Pierre. Hiding in the Canadian wilderness, Donald and Pierre are able to live in peace for several years. However, nervous that the Canadian police force was circling in on them, Donald is forced to go on the run again, only this time, he cannot bring Pierre. Thinking that life on the run was not a suitable lifestyle for a child, Donald sends Pierre to seek refuge in a small village near Lake Superior. Donald continues to run from the law as Pierre grows up without him, making friends, falling in love, earning enemies, and eagerly hoping for his father's return. Set in a French-Canadian pioneer village near Lake Superior in the late 19th century, A Gentleman of Courage: A Novel of the Wilderness by James Oliver Curwood is written with intricate description and provides a rare perspective of this region during the 1980s. With suspense, romance, and thrilling action, A Gentleman of Courage: A Novel of the Wilderness is a fascinating tale with relatable themes of coming-of-age, family, and love. This edition of A Gentleman of Courage: A Novel of the Wilderness by James Oliver Curwood now features a new, eye-catching cover design and is printed in a font that is both modern and readable. With these accommodations, this edition of A Gentleman of Courage: A Novel of the Wilderness crafts an accessible and pleasant reading experience for modern audiences while restoring the original beauty of James Oliver Curwood's literature. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

Autor

James Oliver Curwood was an American author of action-adventure books and an environmentalist. He was born on June 12, 1878, and died on August 13, 1927. Publishers Weekly says that in the early and mid-1920s, his books were among the ten best-selling in the United States. Many of them were about experiences that took place in the Hudson Bay area, the Yukon, or Alaska. One movie was made in three different versions from 1919 to 1953, and at least 180 movies have been based on or directly influenced by his books and short stories. He was the best-paid author in the world (per word) at the time of his death. Curwood was born in Owosso, Michigan. He did well on the test to get into the University of Michigan and was able to start studying writing in the English department. He sold his first story while he was at the University of Michigan in 1898. In 1907, the Canadian government hired him to go to the farthest northern parts of the country and write and print accounts of his travels to promote tourism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mint Editions
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 209mm x 132mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 342g
• ISBN-13: 9781513207186
• ISBN-10: 1513207180
• Artikelnr.: 62226138