A Gentleman of Courage - James Oliver Curwood - Bog

A Gentleman of Courage: A Novel of the Wilderness is a thrilling adventure novel by James Oliver Curwood. The story follows the journey of a young man named Philip Weyman, who sets out on a perilous expedition into the wilderness of Canada in search of his missing father. Along the way, he encounters a wide range of dangers and obstacles, including hostile Native American tribes, treacherous terrain, and unpredictable weather conditions. Despite these challenges, Philip remains determined to find his father and prove his own courage and bravery. As the story unfolds, readers are taken on a gripping and suspenseful journey through the untamed wilderness, where survival is never guaranteed and danger lurks around every corner. A Gentleman of Courage is a classic adventure tale that will appeal to fans of action, suspense, and historical fiction.1923. Most of Curwood�������s stories were adventure tales set in the Canadian North, where the author spent much of his time. During the 1920s his books were among the most popular in North America, and many were made into movies. The River�������s End was the first book to sell more than 100,000 copies in its first edition. The book begins: Pierre Gourdon had the love of God in his heart, a man�������s love for a man�������s God, and it seemed to him that in this golden sunset of a July afternoon the great Canadian wilderness all about him was whispering softly the truth of his faith and his creed. For Pierre was the son of a runner of the streams and forests, as that son�������s father had been before him, and love of adventure ran in his blood, and romance, too; so it was only in the wild and silent places that he felt the soul in him attuned to that fellowship with nature which the good teachers at Ste. Anne de Beaupre did not entirely approve. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. 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 their original work.