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James Oliver Curwood
Author | : Judith A. Eldridge |
Publisher | : Popular Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780879726058 |
Now he would become an avid conservationist in the early days of that movement, a change that would lead indirectly to his death 13 years later.
The Alaskan
Author | : James Oliver Curwood |
Publisher | : The Floating Press |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2011-06-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1775453219 |
Writer and conservationist James Oliver Curwood was a remarkably powerful force in the campaign to bring environmental issues into the public discourse in the early twentieth century. In The Alaskan, Curwood uses the intertwined tales of two protagonists to explore the difficulties that early pioneers in Alaska faced in their everyday lives.
The Country Beyond
Author | : James Oliver Curwood |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1922 |
Genre | : Dogs |
ISBN | : |
Romance of the wilderness, of a man turned outlaw, and his faithful dog.
The Wolf Hunters
Author | : James Oliver Curwood |
Publisher | : Lindhardt og Ringhof |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2022-06-02 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 8726611309 |
During the school break, two schoolmates decide to go out hunting for wolves. Their main purpose is to kill as many wolves as possible by setting traps in the woods, and then sell their skin. While on their money-making trip in the Canadian wilderness, the two boys run into a variety of problems and obstacles but an elder Indian man they meet on the way will help them with their hunt. James Oliver Curwood (1878 - 1927) was an American writer as well as an unwavering nature lover and conservationist. As such, many of Curwood’s action-adventure stories were based on real events from the rugged landscapes of the American Northwest. He built himself Curwood Castle, which he used as a writing studio and as a place to greet guests. More than 150 motion pictures have been adapted to or directly inspired by his novels.
The Valley of Silent Men
Author | : James Oliver Curwood |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2018-09-20 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3734030307 |
Reproduction of the original: The Valley of Silent Men by James Oliver Curwood
The Black Hunter
Author | : James Oliver Curwood |
Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2015-07-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1473372305 |
This early work by James Oliver Curwood was originally published in 1926 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "The Black Hunter" is filled with adventure and romance, and is set in Quebec in the 1750's. James Oliver 'Jim' Curwood was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. He was born on 12th June, 1878, in Owosso, Michigan, USA. In 1900, Curwood sold his first story while working for the Detroit News-Tribune, and after this, his career in writing was made. By 1909 he had saved enough money to travel to the Canadian northwest, a trip that provided the inspiration for his wilderness adventure stories. The success of his novels afforded him the opportunity to return to the Yukon and Alaska for several months each year - allowing Curwood to write more than thirty such books. Curwood's adventure writing followed in the tradition of Jack London. Like London, Curwood set many of his works in the wilds of the Great Northwest and often used animals as lead characters (Kazan, Baree; Son of Kazan, The Grizzly King and Nomads of the North). Many of Curwood's adventure novels also feature romance as primary or secondary plot consideration. This approach gave his work broad commercial appeal and helped drive his appearance on several best-seller lists in the early 1920s. His most successful work was his 1920 novel, The River's End. The book sold more than 100,000 copies and was the fourth best-selling title of the year in the United States, according to Publisher's Weekly. He contributed to various literary and popular magazines throughout his career, and his bibliography includes more than 200 such articles, short stories and serializations. Curwood was an avid hunter in his youth; however, as he grew older, he became an advocate of environmentalism and was appointed to the 'Michigan Conservation Commission' in 1926. The change in his attitude toward wildlife can be best expressed by a quote he gave in The Grizzly King: that 'The greatest thrill is not to kill but to let live.' Despite this change in attitude, Curwood did not have an ultimately fruitful relationship with nature. In 1927, while on a fishing trip in Florida, Curwood was bitten on the thigh by what was believed to have been a spider and he had an immediate allergic reaction. Health problems related to the bite escalated over the next few months as an infection set in. He died soon after in his nearby home on Williams Street, on 13th August 1927. He was aged just forty-nine, and was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery (Owosso), in a family plot. Curwood's legacy lives on however, and his home of Curwood Castle is now a museum.
The Ancient Highway
Author | : James Oliver Curwood |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2021-11-09 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
'The Ancient Highway' is an adventure novel written by James Oliver Curwood. At the time of his death, Curwood was the highest paid (per word) author in the world. His books were often based on adventures set in the Hudson Bay area, the Yukon or Alaska and ranked among the top-ten best sellers in the United States according to Publishers Weekly. At least one hundred and eighty motion pictures have been based on or directly inspired by his novels and short stories.
The Hunted Woman
Author | : James Oliver Curwood |
Publisher | : IndyPublish.com |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1916 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |