Résumé
During the school break, two schoolmates decide to go out hunting for wolves. Their main purpose is to kill as many wolves as possible by setting traps in the woods, and then sell their skin. While on their money-making trip in the Canadian wilderness, the two boys run into a variety of problems and obstacles but an elder Indian man they meet on the way will help them with their hunt. James Oliver Curwood (1878 - 1927) was an American writer as well as an unwavering nature lover and conservationist. As such, many of Curwood’s action-adventure stories were based on real events from the rugged landscapes of the American Northwest. He built himself Curwood Castle, which he used as a writing studio and as a place to greet guests. More than 150 motion pictures have been adapted to or directly inspired by his novels.
Auteur
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Né en 1878 dans le Michigan, James Oliver Curwood est d’abord journaliste avant de démissionner pour se consacrer à l’écriture. Il voyage dans le Grand Nord, où il vit comme un trappeur et qu’il explore même pour le compte du gouvernement canadien. Il publie près de trente romans d’aventure et de nature, dont Kazan (1914), Le Grizzly (1916) et Bari chien-loup (1917), qui rencontrent un immense succès et fait de Curwood l’un des auteurs les mieux payés de son temps. Il meurt stupidement en 1927, piqué (a priori par une araignée) à travers sa botte lors d’une expédition de pêche.
Auteur(s) : James Oliver Curwood
Caractéristiques
Editeur : Saga Egmont International
Auteur(s) : James Oliver Curwood
Publication : 2 juin 2022
Support(s) : Livre numérique eBook [ePub]
Protection(s) : Marquage social (ePub)
Taille(s) : 420 ko (ePub)
EAN13 Livre numérique eBook [ePub] : 9788726611304
