1908. 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: Cold winter lay deep in the Canadian wilderness. Over it
the moon was rising, like a red pulsating ball, lighting up the
vast white silence of the night in a shimmering glow. Not a sound
broke the stillness of the desolation. It was too late for the life
of day, too early for the nocturnal roamings and voices of the
creatures of the night. Like the basin of a great amphitheater the
frozen lake lay revealed in the light of the moon and a billion
stars. Beyond it rose the spruce forest, black and forbidding.
Along its nearer edges stood hushed walls of tamarack, bowed in the
smothering clutch of snow and ice, shut in by impenetrable gloom.
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General
Imprint: |
Kessinger Publishing Co
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2010 |
First published: |
September 2010 |
Authors: |
James Oliver Curwood
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Illustrators: |
C. M. Relyea
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Dimensions: |
152 x 229 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
338 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-163-21364-3 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-163-21364-0 |
Barcode: |
9781163213643 |
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