| The Adirondack Tales Part One Contributor(s): Murray, William Henry Harrison (Author), Murray, W. H. H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 076619471X ISBN-13: 9780766194717 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2005 Annotation: 1897. Preacher turned writer, Murray has written a collection of woodsman's and hunter's yarns about John Norton, the trapper. He describes Norton as big-bodied, bigheaded, big-hearted, wise, humorous, humane, brave, he types the old-fashioned New England man who, having lived his life in the woods, has had developed in him those virtues and qualities of head and heart, of mind and soul, in harmony with his lifelong surroundings. Contents: The Beaver's Lodge; An Animated Bush; Camp Life; The Hunt; The Rescue; The Ovation; The Race; The Lad's Triumph; The Shooting Match; The Match for the Silver Horn; The Ball; The Parting; A Reunion; Henry's Ambush; The Thunderstorm; Crazy John; A Prophecy; The Catastrophe; and The Death of the Lad. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Religious - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6" W x 9" (1.41 lbs) 440 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |
