The Young Fur-Traders: A Tale of the Far North; R.M. Ballantyne Series
by Ballantyne, R. M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectible - Fine
- ISBN 10
- 193455409X
- ISBN 13
- 9781934554098
- Seller
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Argillite, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
San Antonio, TX: The Vision Forum, Inc, 2008. Revised. Hardcover_cloth. Collectible - Fine. 5.25"x8.25". 408 pgs.pgs. No DJ. Fifth Printing. Each color of cloth boards in this series represents which geographic region the story is located in. This title the cloth boards are Forest Green which represents N. America. Title, with gilt line above and beneath, and a Scotch Thistle emblem in gilt on front. All this is mirrored on spine. Frontispiece "Pierre Was Standing Over the Great Kettle." May have other B&W illustrations. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library & unmarked. GIFT QUALITY! "This is the story of the hard life of a trapper in Canada in the early 1800s. Charlie Kennedy lives in the Canadian arctic colony known as the Red River Settlement with Indians, Scotsmen, and French-Canadian settlers. His father, an old fur trader, hopes to convince his son to become a clerk by recounting the dangers of the trapper's life, but the stories only inspire the boy more to explore the vast Canadian wilderness.
Through a variety of circumstances, Charlie finds himself trapping in the vast forests, on a journey with voyageurs down perilous rivers, and surviving all sorts of scrapes and adventures with a new acquaintance, Jacques Caradoc, and an Indian named "Red Feather."
Many of Charlie's exploits are taken from the real-life experiences of R.M. Ballantyne's own time with the Hudson Bay Company in Canada. Just as Ballantyne had done, Charlie learns to shoot mercury from his rifle through a two inch board in 39 degree below zero temperatures! Discover the strenuous and vigorous life of a trapper through the eyes of Charlie and his intrepid friends." Goodreads rating 3.81.
Through a variety of circumstances, Charlie finds himself trapping in the vast forests, on a journey with voyageurs down perilous rivers, and surviving all sorts of scrapes and adventures with a new acquaintance, Jacques Caradoc, and an Indian named "Red Feather."
Many of Charlie's exploits are taken from the real-life experiences of R.M. Ballantyne's own time with the Hudson Bay Company in Canada. Just as Ballantyne had done, Charlie learns to shoot mercury from his rifle through a two inch board in 39 degree below zero temperatures! Discover the strenuous and vigorous life of a trapper through the eyes of Charlie and his intrepid friends." Goodreads rating 3.81.
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- Bookseller
- Blacks Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12649
- Title
- The Young Fur-Traders: A Tale of the Far North; R.M. Ballantyne Series
- Author
- Ballantyne, R. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover_cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 193455409X
- ISBN 13
- 9781934554098
- Publisher
- The Vision Forum, Inc
- Place of Publication
- San Antonio, TX
- Date Published
- 2008
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