Isobel: A Romance of the Northern Trail [Paperback]

James Oliver Curwood (Author)

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Publication Date: March 10, 2009

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.

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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 an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 290 pages
• Publisher: BiblioBazaar (March 10, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1103570943
• ISBN-13: 978-1103570942
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,053,494 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great entertainment, August 6, 2009

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This review is from: Isobel : a Romance of the Northern Trail (Kindle Edition)

This is quite good- it was written in 1913 and is about a Mountie in northern Canada in 1908-10 who meets a woman, loses track of her and tries to find her again. There's a lot more to it than just the romance mentioned in the title- action scenes, an orphaned girl, dogsledding, a gun fight and survival through cold winters. Jack London does a better job of making you feel like you're actually out there in a blizzard along with the characters, but this is still an enjoyable story that can be read in one evening.