Masters of the Wilderness - Couverture souple

Reed, Charles Bert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1432532693 ISBN 13 : 9781432532697

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

""Masters of the Wilderness"" by Charles Bert Reed is a non-fiction book that explores the lives and experiences of American frontiersmen, trappers, and hunters during the 18th and 19th centuries. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which focuses on a different aspect of life in the wilderness, including hunting, trapping, and the fur trade. The author provides detailed descriptions of the tools, techniques, and strategies used by these men to survive and thrive in the harsh wilderness environment. He also delves into the cultural and social factors that shaped the lives of these pioneers, including their relationships with Native American tribes and their interactions with each other. Throughout the book, Reed draws on a wide range of primary sources, including journals, diaries, and letters from the time period. He also includes numerous illustrations and photographs to help bring the stories of these frontiersmen to life. Overall, ""Masters of the Wilderness"" offers a fascinating and engaging look at the lives of some of America's most legendary pioneers. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the American frontier, as well as those who enjoy stories of adventure and survival in the great outdoors.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. 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 their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The most insistent fact in history is the struggle between man and Nature, or between man and man with Nature for the prize. Everywhere the puny human forces have dashed themselves with gallant idealism or reckless enthusiasm against the obduracy of primeval things. In America the effort has not been in vain nor devoid of dramatic interest. A myriad of industrial adventures have found success, and the papers herewith offered may possibly renew a flagging interest in the first phases of the comprehensive movement which now takes so conspicuous a part in our national life. History and story, it is said, are both narratives, but while history is regarded merely as a record, story stimulates the imagination. In truth history should stimulate more powerfully than fiction, for it concerns the ideals which have moved mankind. The greed of commerce, the greed of thought, the greed of faith, and the greed of love are alike masters of our destiny. If kindling the mind is the mark of literary excellence, then it belongs to the historian, as to the novelist, to present his subject so that events will appear, not only in due order, but with appropriate values and the necessary climax.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1432532693
• ISBN 13: 9781432532697
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 166
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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