Project Gutenberg 2017-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 78 Curwood, James Oliver 1878 1927 Curwood, James-Oliver Stewart, Robert W. 24016563 A Gentleman of Courage: A Novel of the Wilderness Reading ease score: 88.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Chris Whitehead, Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "A Gentleman of Courage: A Novel of the Wilderness" by James Oliver Curwood is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the Canadian wilderness, centering around Pierre Gourdon and his wife Josette as they navigate the challenges of pioneering life. With a deep love for nature and adventure, Pierre is depicted as a man of faith and determination, seeking to build a new home for his family while facing the inevitable trials of the wilderness. The beginning of the novel portrays a serene July afternoon where Pierre and Josette revel in the beauty of their surroundings, contemplating the settlement of their new home at a place they name Five Fingers. As Pierre’s son, Joe, delights in gathering wild strawberries, the camaraderie with their neighbor Dominique is established, showcasing a sense of community and shared aspirations. The narrative captures their dreams of family and the joys of simple living, as well as an undertone of the wilderness's unpredictability, foreshadowing the struggles they will face in their quest to create a fulfilling life in the wilderness. It's a rich introduction that sets the stage for themes of adventure, family, and the bond between humanity and nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories Wilderness areas -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 527495 527502 2024-09-22T10:47:48.997920 2023-09-23T09:06:17.943004 text/html text/html 536755 2017-01-04T09:51:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 620331 2017-01-04T09:51:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 685186 2024-09-22T10:47:56.219933 application/epub+zip 690858 2024-09-22T10:47:50.131944 application/epub+zip 272327 2024-09-22T10:47:49.552918 application/epub+zip 852320 2024-09-22T10:48:01.124889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 798191 2024-09-22T10:47:55.544914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380593 2022-09-24T14:17:11.008664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482270 482065 2024-09-22T10:47:47.803968 2023-09-23T09:06:16.781057 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 482355 2017-01-04T09:51:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 177000 2017-01-04T09:51:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18957 2024-09-22T10:48:01.265889 application/rdf+xml 19534 2024-09-22T10:47:49.660939 image/jpeg 3451 2024-09-22T10:47:49.606935 image/jpeg 623841 2024-09-22T10:47:49.060952 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