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  • The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness

    James Oliver Curwood

    Hardcover (Forgotten Books, Jan. 18, 2018)
    Excerpt from The Country Beyond: A Romance of the WildernessThat was what the girl had called it once upon a time, when sobbing out the shame and the agony Of it to herself. That was before Peter had come to leaven the drab Of her life. But the hell was still there.One would not have guessed its existence, standing at the bald top Of Cragg's Ridge this wonderful thirtieth day Of May. In the whiteness Of winter one could look Off over a hundred square miles Of freezing forest and swamp and river country, with the gleam Of ice-covered lakes here and there, fringed by their black spruce and cedar and balsam - a country Of storm, Of deep snows, Of men and women whose blood ran red with the thrill and the hardship and the never-ending adventure Of the wild.But this was spring. And such a spring as had not come to the Canadian north country in many years. Until three days ago there had been a deluge Of warm rains, and since then the sun had inundated the land with the golden warmth Of summer. The last chill was gone from the air, and the last bit Of frozen earth and muck from the deepest and blackest swamps. North, South, east and west the wilderness world was a glory Of bursting life, of springtime mellowing into summer. Ridge upon ridge Of yellows and greens and blacks swept away into the unknown distances like the billows Of a vast sea; and between them lay the valleys and swamps, the lakes and waterways, glad with the rippling song of running waters, the sweet scents Of early flowering time, and the joyous voice of all mating creatures.Just under Cragg's Ridge lay the paradise, a meadow-like sweep Of plain that reached down to the edge Of Clearwater Lake, with clumps Of poplars and white birch and darker tapestries Of spruce and ba1~ sams dotting it like islets in a sea Of verdant green. The flowers were two weeks ahead of their time and the sweet perfumes Of late June, instead of May, rose up out Of the plain, and already there was nesting in the velvety splashes of timber.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
  • The Country Beyond 1922

    James Oliver, Curwood

    Leather Bound (Generic, Jan. 1, 2019)
    Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back [1922]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - English, Pages 358. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.}
  • The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness

    James Oliver Curwood

    Paperback (Wildside Press, April 30, 2008)
    James Oliver Curwood, (1878-1927), was an American novelist and conservationist. Many films from Curwood's writings were made during his lifetime, as well as after his passing through to the 1950s.
  • The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness

    James Oliver Curwood

    Hardcover (BiblioLife, Nov. 18, 2009)
    This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
  • The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness

    James Oliver Curwood

    Paperback (White Press, Dec. 9, 2015)
    This early work by James Oliver Curwood was originally published in 1922 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Curwood's novel "The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness," is a love story set in the back woods of Northern Canada during the early 1900s. It is a tale of romance and adventure in the wild, rugged Canadian wilderness. James Oliver 'Jim' Curwood was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. He was born on 12th June, 1878, in Owosso, Michigan, USA. In 1900, Curwood sold his first story while working for the Detroit News-Tribune, and after this, his career in writing was made. By 1909 he had saved enough money to travel to the Canadian northwest, a trip that provided the inspiration for his wilderness adventure stories. The success of his novels afforded him the opportunity to return to the Yukon and Alaska for several months each year - allowing Curwood to write more than thirty such books. Curwood's adventure writing followed in the tradition of Jack London. Like London, Curwood set many of his works in the wilds of the Great Northwest and often used animals as lead characters (Kazan, Baree; Son of Kazan, The Grizzly King and Nomads of the North). Many of Curwood's adventure novels also feature romance as primary or secondary plot consideration. This approach gave his work broad commercial appeal and helped drive his appearance on several best-seller lists in the early 1920s. His most successful work was his 1920 novel, The River's End. The book sold more than 100,000 copies and was the fourth best-selling title of the year in the United States, according to Publisher's Weekly. He contributed to various literary and popular magazines throughout his career, and his bibliography includes more than 200 such articles, short stories and serializations. In 1927, while on a fishing trip in Florida, Curwood was bitten on the thigh by what was believed to have been a spider and he had an immediate allergic reaction. Health problems related to the bite escalated over the next few months as an infection set in. He died soon after in his nearby home on Williams Street, on 13th August 1927. He was aged just forty-nine, and was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery (Owosso), in a family plot.
  • The country beyond, a romance of the wilderness 1922

    publisher Curwood, James Oliver,Lauderback, Walt,Grosset & Dunlap

    Leather Bound (Generic, Jan. 1, 2019)
    Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back [1922]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng, Pages 372. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.}
  • The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness

    James Oliver Curwood

    (Wildside Press, April 30, 2008)
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  • The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness

    James Oliver Curwood

    eBook (White Press, July 7, 2015)
    This early work by James Oliver Curwood was originally published in 1922 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Curwood's novel "The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness," is a love story set in the back woods of Northern Canada during the early 1900s. It is a tale of romance and adventure in the wild, rugged Canadian wilderness. James Oliver 'Jim' Curwood was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. He was born on 12th June, 1878, in Owosso, Michigan, USA. In 1900, Curwood sold his first story while working for the Detroit News-Tribune, and after this, his career in writing was made. By 1909 he had saved enough money to travel to the Canadian northwest, a trip that provided the inspiration for his wilderness adventure stories. The success of his novels afforded him the opportunity to return to the Yukon and Alaska for several months each year - allowing Curwood to write more than thirty such books. Curwood's adventure writing followed in the tradition of Jack London. Like London, Curwood set many of his works in the wilds of the Great Northwest and often used animals as lead characters (Kazan, Baree; Son of Kazan, The Grizzly King and Nomads of the North). Many of Curwood's adventure novels also feature romance as primary or secondary plot consideration. This approach gave his work broad commercial appeal and helped drive his appearance on several best-seller lists in the early 1920s. His most successful work was his 1920 novel, The River's End. The book sold more than 100,000 copies and was the fourth best-selling title of the year in the United States, according to Publisher's Weekly. He contributed to various literary and popular magazines throughout his career, and his bibliography includes more than 200 such articles, short stories and serializations. In 1927, while on a fishing trip in Florida, Curwood was bitten on the thigh by what was believed to have been a spider and he had an immediate allergic reaction. Health problems related to the bite escalated over the next few months as an infection set in. He died soon after in his nearby home on Williams Street, on 13th August 1927. He was aged just forty-nine, and was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery (Owosso), in a family plot.
  • The Country Beyond a Romance of the Wilderness

    James Oliver Curwood, Walt Louderback

    Paperback (Kessinger Publishing, LLC, Sept. 10, 2010)
    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.
  • The Country Beyond a Romance of the Wilderness

    James Oliver Curwood, Walt Louderback

    Hardcover (Kessinger Publishing, LLC, July 25, 2007)
    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.