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The Gold Hunters: A Story of Life and Adventure in the Hudson Bay Wilds by James Oliver Curwood. James Oliver "Jim" Curwood, June 12, 1878 – August 13, 1927, was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. His books ranked among Publishers Weekly top-ten best sellers in the United States in the early 1920s. At least eighteen motion pictures have been based on or directly inspired by his novels and short stories. At the time of his death, he was the highest paid (per word) author in the world. His writing studio, Curwood Castle, is now a museum in Owosso, Michigan. 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.

The deep hush of noon hovered over the vast solitude of Canadian forest. The moose and caribou had fed since early dawn, and were resting quietly in the warmth of the February sun; the lynx was curled away in his niche between the great rocks, waiting for the sun to sink farther into the north and west before resuming his marauding adventures; the fox was taking his midday slumber and the restless moose-birds were fluffing themselves lazily in the warm glow that was beginning to melt the snows of late winter. It was that hour when the old hunter on the trail takes off his pack, silently gathers wood for a fire, eats his dinner and smokes his pipe, eyes and ears alert; - that hour when if you speak above a whisper, he will say to you,

The Gold Hunters: A Story of Life and Adventure in the Hudson Bay Wilds is a novel of 3 men hunting for a hidden treasure of gold in the upper ranges of the Canadian backwoods. The first is a youthful Caucasian man, the other his interracial companion, and the third the clever aged Indian guru who connects with the wilds as only his fellowmen have done throughout the years. The 3 men can tell that the treasure is there, they got hold of the map which is directing them to it. However, it appears that the map is directing them to locations that are not even real, and every day experiences a new escapade and new perils which they should surmount if they are to win their prize. James Oliver "Jim" Curwood was an American action-adventure author and conservationist. His novels were rated in the Publisher's Weekly top-ten best sellers in the United States in the 1920s. Not less than 18 films have been founded on or straightly inspirited by his novels and short tales. From the moment he died, he was the highest remunerated writer all throughout the world. His composition studio, Curwood Castle, is nowadays a museum in Owosso, Michigan. James was born in Owosso, Michigan, the youngest of his four siblings. He was not able to graduate in high school, but was admitted to the University of Michigan, where he studied at the English department and took up journalism. Two years later, he left college to become a news person. In 1900, James sold his first novel while being hired for the Detroit News-Tribune. By 1909, he had earned much money to spend a vacation in the Canadian northwest, an outing that has given him the creativity for his hinterland adventure novels. The achievement of his publications offered him the chance to revisit the Yukon and Alaska for so many months every year that granted him to pen over 30 novels.

James Oliver Curwood was an early 20th century writer who lived in Michigan, where he published several novels a year. Curwood loved the outdoors and is known for his conservation efforts. Curwood's experience of almost being killed by a bear, who decided to let him live has greatly influenced his writings. Curwood believed that his writings would in some part make up for the animals he killed while a hunter. The Gold Hunters published in 1909 takes place in the stark wilderness of the Hudson Bay.

About the Author- James Oliver "Jim" Curwood (June 12, 1878 – August 13, 1927) was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. His books ranked among Publisher's Weekly top-ten best sellers in the United States in the early 1920s. At least eighteen motion pictures have been based on or directly inspired by his novels and short stories. At the time of his death, he was the highest paid (per word) author in the world.His writing studio, Curwood Castle, is now a museum in Owosso, Michigan.-Wikipedia For more eBooks visit www.kartindo.com

This is the sequel to THE WOLF HUNTERS as Rod, Wabi and Mukoki return for more adventures. In their possession is the secret of a great fortune. Romance, adventure and discovery awaits them as they start on that most thrilling of all trails, the trail of gold. The big silent North, mysterious in its age-old desolation, was just ahead of them. They were about to bury themselves in its secrets, to wrest from it the yellow treasure it guarded. They tingled excitedly at thoughts of encounters in that unknown world inhabited only by the things in the wild.

Born in Owosso, Michigan he left high school without graduating but was able to pass the entrance exams to the University of Michigan where he studied journalism. In 1900, Curwood sold his first story while working for the Detroit News-Tribune. 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 that allowed him to write more than thirty such books.By 1922, Curwood's writings had made him a very wealthy man and he fulfilled a childhood fantasy by building Curwood Castle in Owosso. Constructed in the style of an 18th century French chateau, the estate overlooked the Shiawassee River. In one of the home's two large turrets, Curwood set up his writing studio. Curwood also owned a camp in a remote area in Baraga County, Michigan, near the Huron Mountains.An advocate of environmentalism, Curwood was appointed to the Michigan Conservation Commission in 1926. The following year, while on a Florida fishing trip, Curwood was bitten on the thigh by what was believed to have been a spider and had an immediate allergic reaction. Health problems related to the bite escalated over the next few months and infection set in that led to his death from blood poisoning.Interred in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Owosso, his Curwood Castle is now a museum. During the first full weekend in June of each year, the city of Owosso holds the Curwood Festival to celebrate the city's heritage . Also in his honor, a mountain in L'Anse Township, Michigan was given the name Mount Curwood, and the L'Anse Township Park was renamed Curwood Park.