God's Country--And the Woman - Softcover

Curwood, James Oliver

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1492877409 ISBN 13: 9781492877400

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

This old-fashioned romance develops in the frozen north-land. Scenes of sled dogs, log cabins, and high adventure are reminiscent of "Mrs. Mike", another wonderful Canadian romance. There are secrets, desperate treks across the snow-covered wilderness, and dramatic encounters. It's a story of growing up in the northern wilderness and falling in love with a voyageur who was away traveling the rivers. The wilderness hero of the book, Phillip Weyman, agrees to help Josephine Adare, her family, and friends against the wiles and lechery of an outlaw gang. The moral code in the book is typical of Victorian fiction. The reading is often exciting; James Curwood is similar to Zane Grey and thus a good choice for libraries with Western novel readers.

About this title

About the Author

James Oliver Curwood lived most of his life in Owosso, Michigan, where he was born on June 12, 1878. His first novel was The Courage of Captain Plum (1908) and he published one or two novels each year thereafter, until his death on August 13, 1927. Owosso residents honor his name to this day, and Curwood Castle (built in 1922) is the town's main tourist attraction. During the 1920s Curwood became one of America's best selling and most highly paid authors. This was the decade of his lasting classics The Valley of Silent Men (1920) and The Flaming Forest (1921). He and his wife Ethel loved the outdoors and were active conservationists.

From AudioFile

In the Canadian wilderness hero, Phillip Weyman, agrees to help Josephine Adare, her family, and friends against the wiles and lechery of an outlaw gang. The archaic moral code and flowery description of emotions in this 1915 novel are familiar to all those who read Victorian fiction. The reading is often exciting; however, the narrator's voice is not as successful with men's voices as she is with women's. (A female reader is a strange choice for this story.) Although one hears occasional page turning, it does not detract from the reading. James Curwood is similar to Zane Grey and thus a good choice for libraries with Western novel readers. E.F. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1492877409
• ISBN 13: 9781492877400
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 170