The Flaming Forest [Hardcover]

James Oliver Curwood (Author)

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Publication Date: September 30, 2007

James Oliver Curwood, (1878-1927), was an American novelist and conservationist. In 1909 he traveled to the Canadian northwest, a trip that provided the inspiration for many of his stories.

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About the Author

James Oliver Curwood lived most of his life in Owosso, Michigan, where he was born on June 12, 1878. His first novel was The Courage of Captain Plum (1908) and he published one or two novels each year thereafter, until his death on August 13, 1927. Owosso residents honor his name to this day, and Curwood Castle (built in 1922) is the town's main tourist attraction. During the 1920s Curwood became one of America's best selling and most highly paid authors. This was the decade of his lasting classics The Valley of Silent Men (1920) and The Flaming Forest (1921). He and his wife Ethel were outdoors fanatics and active conservationists. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 316 pages
• Publisher: Wildside Press (September 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1434492109
• ISBN-13: 978-1434492104
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Mountie torn between duty and love in the Canadian north., December 13, 1998

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This review is from: Flaming Forest (Hardcover)

The Flaming Forest is unapologetic northern Romance in the grandest tradition. Curwood's love for the Canadian north is a little jarring at first, at least to a jaded Canadian such as myself, but in his hands Canada is transformed into a land of mystery and myth, a place where the Mountie still gets his man and the French Canadian rivermen (with their scarlet headscarves) are forever singing, and where the French Canadian daughter of a river baron is too lovely for words (although Curwood sure does try), and where bad guys have names like "Black Roger Audemard". At the same time, the novel was less of an adventure than a love story/ mystery. The mystery was a page-turner, and the love story was all you could ask for -- just don't expect a two-fisted, pulp style adventure.