Nomads of the North: A Story of Romance and Adventure Under the Open Stars

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Nomads Of The North: A Story Of Romance And Adventure Under The Open StarsISBN13:9781473325739ISBN10:1473325730Author:Curwood, James Oliver (Author)Description:This Early Work By James Oliver Curwood Was Originally Published In 1919 And We Are Now Republishing It With A Brand New Introductory Biography Nomads Of The North Tells The Story Of A Malemute Puppy And A Black Bear Cub Growing Up In The Northern Canadian Wilderness It's Another Truly Magical Adventure From Curwood Which Transports The Reader Into The World Of The Canadian Wilderness 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 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 Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:WHITE PRPublication Date:2015-02-11Weight:0.75 lbsDimensions:0.6'' H x 8.5'' L x 5.51'' WNumber of Pages:264Language:English

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