Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 62 Curwood, James Oliver 1878 1927 Curwood, James-Oliver The Valley of Silent Men: A Story of the Three River Country Produced by Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Valley of Silent Men: A Story of the Three River Country" by James Oliver Curwood is a novel likely penned in the early 20th century. This narrative transports readers to the Canadian wilderness, particularly to Athabasca Landing, a hub of adventure and commerce before the encroachment of the railroad, focusing on the interplay between civilization and the wild. The story centers on James Kent, a sergeant in the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, who is faced with his impending death and a murder confession that complicates his reality and relationships. At the start of the narrative, Kent finds himself in an unusual situation as he grapples with the knowledge of his mortality following a gunshot wound. His thoughts drift between contemplation of the beauty of the wilderness surrounding him and the grim acknowledgment of his confession implicating himself in the murder of John Barkley. The opening sets the stage for Kent’s interactions with his friends, including Inspector Kedsty and Staff-Sergeant O'Connor, who express disbelief at his confession. Adding intrigue to the plot is the enigmatic presence of a young woman named Marette Radisson, who appears to have a significant connection to the unfolding events—their meeting laden with tension and questions regarding her motives. As Kent's story unfolds, themes of honor, truth, and the complexities of human relationships in the face of death are central to the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories Royal North West Mounted Police (Canada) -- Fiction Mounted police -- Fiction Athabasca (Alta.) -- Fiction Athabasca River Valley (Alta.) -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 454141 449620 2024-10-02T13:46:15.683572 2023-10-02T11:33:56.023197 text/html text/html 445200 2020-12-28T06:40:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 158555 2020-12-28T06:40:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 259576 2024-10-02T13:46:24.591535 application/epub+zip 267878 2024-10-02T13:46:19.434585 application/epub+zip 234365 2024-10-02T13:46:18.033597 application/epub+zip 537237 2024-10-02T13:46:28.470537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521028 2024-10-02T13:46:23.710551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376832 2022-09-03T04:00:19.410283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424675 424571 2024-10-02T13:46:14.832586 2023-10-02T11:33:55.356149 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 424415 2020-12-28T06:40:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156043 2020-12-28T06:40:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21231 2024-10-02T13:46:28.602510 application/rdf+xml 23048 2024-10-02T13:46:18.595583 image/jpeg 4443 2024-10-02T13:46:18.311585 image/jpeg 255053 2024-10-02T13:46:15.722600 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia