Ver a tamaño completo.
The Last of the Plainsmen
de GREY:Zane
- Usado
- fair
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Fair/N/a
- Librería
-
Palgrave, Ontario, Canada
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
Toronto: The Musson Book Company. Hardcover. Fair/N/a. This book is a bit unusual as it is published by the Musson Book-company - Canada but has the appearance of the publiction by Outing Publishing. No date given. Inside front cover backing board are two signatures in pencil One with the date 1916-1917 On blank facing page is another signature and 1915-17. Interior webbing of spine exposed upper here. Also a fairly large tear. Interior split lower spine. Illustrations from photographs of the authors. Sewing is loose at page 42 and pages 43 - 46 are detached from the sewing. The photograph of lion country between 276 and 277 is detached from the sewing. There is some edgewear on covers.
Sinopsis
This book is an outstanding true account of a trip made by Zane Grey and a plainsman, Buffalo Jones--one of the last. Jones was a famous sportsman in North America at the turn of the 20th century and Grey a famous author of adventure stories. Unlike many of Grey's fictional novels of the old west, this is an account of a trip made to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon about 1908, for the purpose of tracking and capturing mountain lions. In those days, the North Rim was famous for the number and size of cougars--one mentioned in the book was 10' long, tip of tail to nape of neck, and weighed 300 pounds. The story is riveting with many details of the Arizona high desert and Grand Canyon areas of that era and gives a wonderful account of the Ponderosa Pine forest now known as the Kaibab National Forest.
Reseñas
El Apr 12 2020, un lector dijo:
When Zane Grey met Buffalo Jones in New York City in 1908 Zane Grey instinctively knew he had met someone special. And the two men remained friends until Jones' death many years later. This book recounts only a small portion of the plainsman's life, but what is provided relates to us the life of an adventurer, an empire builder, and a conservationalist. Included are stories of the man's trying to rope lions in the Grand Canyon and to his attempt to preserve the last of the buffalo from extinction, after once having slaughtered them to provide meat for the railroad workers. When this book was first published it did not receive very good reviews, but has since been praised for Zane Grey's prose and narrative skills. Furthermore, the people Zane Grey met on this trip with Jones led directly to his creation of such great novels as Heritage of the Desert and Riders of the Purple Sage and set the stage for his entire career. Without this trip and the writing of this book there might not have been a Zane Grey as we know him today. It all began here.
(¡Iniciar sesión or Crear una cuenta primero!)
Detalles
- Librería
- Hockley Books
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 003974
- Título
- The Last of the Plainsmen
- Autor
- GREY:Zane
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fair
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- N/a
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- The Musson Book Company
- Lugar de publicación
- Toronto
- Palabras clave
- Novel-American West
Términos de venta
Hockley Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
Sobre el vendedor
Hockley Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2010
Palgrave, Ontario
Sobre Hockley Books
Hockley Books specializes in Canadian History with a focus on local histories. In addition there is a good selection of biography and fiction especially literary fiction. Mysteries, travel etc add to the flavour.
Glosario
Algunos términos que podrían usarse en esta descripción incluyen:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
