| The Alaskan Contributor(s): Curwood, James Oliver (Author), 1stworld Library (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1421820471 ISBN-13: 9781421820477 Publisher: 1st World Library - Literary Society OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: Captain Rifle, gray and old in the Alaskan Steamship service, had not lost the spirit of his youth along with his years. Romance was not dead in him, and the fire which is built up of clean adventure and the association of strong men and a mighty country had not died out of his veins. He could still see the picturesque, feel the thrill of the unusual, and - at times - warm memories crowded upon him so closely that yesterday seemed today, and Alaska was young again, thrilling the world with her wild call to those who had courage to come and fight for her treasures, and live - or die. Tonight, with the softly musical throb of his ship under his feet, and the yellow moon climbing up from behind the ramparts of the Alaskan mountains, something of loneliness seized upon him, and he said simply: |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.04 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Alaska - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest |
