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The Drama of the Forests: Romance and Adventure
Autor: Heming, Arthur Henry Howard
Nakladatelství:
Books LLC
ISBN: 9781443233347
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422 Kč
Vaše cena:
384 Kč
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Excerpt: THE DRAMA OF THE FORESTS Romance and Adventure BY ARTHUR HEMING ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR WITH REPRODUCTIONS FROM A SERIES OF HIS PAINTINGS OWNED BY THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM GARDEN CITY, N. Y., AND TORONTO DOUBLEDAY, PAGE COMPANY 1921 COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, INCLUDING THAT OF TRANSLATION INTO FOREIGN LANGUAGES, INCLUDING THE SCANDINAVIAN PRINTED AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N, Y.. U. S. A. First Edition TO MR. AND MRS. DAVID A. DUNLAP WITH WHOM I SPENT MANY HAPPY SEASONS IN THE GREAT NORTHERN FOREST CONTENTS I. ROMANCE AND ADVENTURE II. IN QUEST OF TREASURE III. OO-KOO-HOO'S EL DORADO IV. OO-KOO-HOO PLAYS THE GAME V. MEETING OF THE WILD MEN VI. WILD ANIMALS AND MEN VII. LIFE AND LOVE RETURN VIII. BUSINESS AND ROMANCE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS A strange apparition was seen crossing the lake. It appeared to have wings...... Frontispiece I surmised at once who he was, for one could see by the merest glance [Illustration: Oo-koo-hoo's bill.] [Illustration: Oo-koo-hoo's calendar.] Going to the brink, we saw a ""York Boat"" in the act of shooting the cataract Minutes passed while the rising moon cast golden ripples upon the water The lynx is an expert swimmer and is dangerous to tackle in the water Next morning we found that everything was covered with a heavy blanket of snow The bear circled a little in order to descend. Presently it left the shadow Going to the stage, he took down his five-foot snowshoes As the wolf dashed away, the bounding clog sent the snow flying ""There's the York Factory packet from Hudson Bay to Winnipeg"" ""It was on my father's hunting grounds, and late one afternoon"" Oo-koo-hoo could even hear the strange clicking sound After half of May had passed away, and when the spring hunt was over The departure of the Fur Brigade was the one great event of the year INTRODUCTION It was in childhood that the primitive spirit first came whispering to me. It was then that I had my first day-dreams...Hodnocení uživatelů:
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