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Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police: Classic Westerns

eBook (Pearl Necklace Books Nov. 7, 2014) , 1 edition
• Two of Ralph Connor’s western bestsellers are bound together in this Kindle edition: Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police & The Patrol of the Sun Dance TrailCorporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police: A Tale of the MacLeod TrailThis is the introduction to the first great fictional Canadian Mountie hero Corporal Allan Cameron, based on a real-life hero, Sergeant William Fury who is credited with single-handedly keeping a mob under control in Kicking Horse Pass. The Patrol of the Sun Dance TrailIt is the 1800s in southern Alberta. The Canadian Royal Mounted Police must confront the threat of a native uprising, relying on a dangerous half breed and a retired trooper to quell the unrest. This well-written and well-plotted novel is a western must-read.About The AuthorCanadian author and Rev. Dr. Charles William Gordon (aka Ralph Connor) was born in 1860 in Ontario. He studied at University of Toronto and was a Church leader. His novels describe life in the Rocky Mountain mines and lumber camps of eastern Ontario, and documented Canadian life in the early years of the 20th century. Other Books By The Same AuthorThe Sky Pilot, A Tale of the Foothills (1899)The story, which sold more than 1 million copies when it was first published a century ago, is set western Canada in the late 1890s, a rugged and rocky terrain like Colorado and Montana, east of the Rocky Mountains. It is about the men and women of Foothill Country who found refuge in the remote valleys where they could forget and be forgotten. It is a tale of love and faith, about human spirit and triumph. The Sky Pilot In No Man’s Land (1819)As in his earlier Sky Pilot tale, this story involves humanity, heroism and tenderness. Ralph Connor is now, as then, the beloved Sky Pilot, the friend of ranchmen and of soldiers--a great leader in the cause of freedom and human love. Called "a fascinating and arresting novel" by the Philadelphia Ledger.The Man From Glengarry (1901)A tale of courage and an exciting sketch of life in 19th-century Canada, following Ranald Macdonald, whose roots are in the forest of Ontario’s easternmost county where the author was born. The plot revolves around Ranald, who leaves for cut-throat world of the lumber business, he tests his faith. This book was a best-seller when it was published a century ago.Glengarry School Days (1902)Fifteen short sketches combine in this affectionate reflection on childhood at the time of Confederation in Ontario, Canada. Connor’s wry and astute observations are also an important historical reflection of life in early Canada.
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