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Silver Lake

Autor R. M. Ballantyne
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 17 iun 2004
Silver Lake is a novel written by R.M. Ballantyne that tells the story of a young man named Mark Seaton who sets out on a journey to explore the wilderness of Canada. Along the way, he encounters a group of fur traders who are in desperate need of help. Seaton agrees to assist them and soon finds himself embroiled in a dangerous adventure that takes him deep into the heart of the Canadian wilderness. As he navigates treacherous rapids, battles fierce animals, and faces other challenges, Seaton learns valuable lessons about perseverance, courage, and the importance of friendship. The novel is a thrilling adventure story that will captivate readers of all ages with its vivid descriptions of the natural world, its exciting plot twists, and its memorable characters.Lest any reader should wonder where our heroine found materials for all the mending and repairing referred to, we may remark that the Indians in the wilderness were, and still are, supplied with needles, beads, cloth, powder and shot, guns, axes, and etc., by the adventurous fur-traders, who penetrate deep and far into the wilderness of North America; and when Nelly and Roy ran away from their captors they took care to carry with them an ample supply of such things as they might require in their flight.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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781419147296
ISBN-10: 1419147293
Pagini: 104
Dimensiuni: 191 x 235 x 7 mm
Greutate: 0.21 kg
Editura: Kessinger Publishing
Locul publicării:United States

Notă biografică

R. M. Ballantyne was a Scottish writer of young adult literature who produced more than a hundred books between 24 April 1825 and 8 February 1894. He was also a skilled artist; some of his watercolors were on display at the Royal Scottish Academy. The ninth of ten children and youngest son of Alexander Thomson Ballantyne (1776-1847) and his wife Anne, Ballantyne was born in Edinburgh on April 24, 1825. (1786-1855). Robert's uncle James Ballantyne (1772-1833) was Sir Walter Scott's printer, and Alexander worked as a newspaper editor and printer in the family business "Ballantyne & Co" based at Paul's Works on the Canongate. The family is documented to have resided at 20 Fettes Row in Edinburgh's northern New Town in 1832-1833. The Ballantyne printing company collapsed the next year with debts of £130,000 as a result of a UK-wide banking crisis, which caused a decrease in the family's finances. Ballantyne moved to Canada at the age of 16 and worked for the Hudson's Bay Company for five years. He traveled by canoe and sleigh to the regions that are now the provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec to trade with the local First Nations and Native Americans for furs; these experiences served as the inspiration for his book The Young Fur Traders.