James Oliver Curwood

Broschiertes Buch

The Ancient Highway

Beschreibung

Set against the forests and rivers of Quebec and Ontario, this novel follows Clifton Brant, a man scarred by war and searching for meaning along the open road. As he retraces the paths of his youth, he encounters a neglected boy and his dog, whose friendship changes the course of his wandering. Their travels carry them into landscapes marked by memory, loss, and the promise of renewal, with echoes of an older history embedded in the land itself. Through encounters with both allies and threats, Clifton confronts questions of justice, loyalty, and the debts of the past. Curwood blends wilderness adventure with deep reflection on heritage, resilience, and the ties that connect generations. The novel captures both the sweep of nature's grandeur and the inner journey of a man at a crossroads, making it one of Curwood's most thoughtful later works.

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: Wildside Press
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 277g
• ISBN-13: 9781667663203
• ISBN-10: 1667663208
• Artikelnr.: 75635360