Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 79 Parker, Gilbert 1862 1932 Parker, Horatio Gilbert Parker, Gilbert, Sir, bart. Pierre and His People: Tales of the Far North. Volume 1. Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. The patrol of the Cypress Hills -- God's garrison -- A hazard of the North. This eBook was produced by David Widger "Pierre and His People: Tales of the Far North Volume 1" by Gilbert Parker is a collection of short stories likely written in the late 19th century. The tales follow the character Pierre, a half-breed who navigates the complexities of life in the Canadian frontier, interacting with various other characters, including law enforcement and the local indigenous peoples. The stories explore themes of justice, morality, and the harsh realities of pioneer life in the Far North. The beginning of the collection introduces the story "The Patrol of the Cypress Hills," where we find Old Brown Windsor and Young Aleck discussing Sergeant Fones, a strict officer of the Mounted Police. Pretty Pierre enters the scene, characterized as clever and resourceful yet involved in gambling and intrigue. The narrative sets up a tension between Aleck, who seems infatuated with a woman named Mab, and Pierre, who has darker ambitions. The introductory portion also hints at a looming confrontation involving Pierre, Aleck, and the law, laying the groundwork for the intertwining lives of these characters against the backdrop of the unforgiving North. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Canada, Northern -- Fiction Short stories, Canadian PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 152775 152698 2024-10-03T08:14:56.492792 2023-10-03T07:42:43.867751 text/html text/html 152768 152691 2024-10-03T08:14:56.724768 2023-10-03T07:42:44.011750 text/html text/html 133935 2024-10-03T08:15:03.110736 application/epub+zip 135052 2024-10-03T08:14:59.992722 application/epub+zip 119045 2024-10-03T08:14:58.780732 application/epub+zip 309633 2024-10-03T08:15:05.407724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296856 2024-10-03T08:15:02.371733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212061 2022-09-03T10:45:05.249571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135583 135557 2024-10-03T08:14:56.216756 2023-10-03T07:42:43.690758 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 130712 2020-12-29T11:42:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52418 2020-12-29T11:42:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19371 2024-10-03T08:15:05.572698 application/rdf+xml 19038 2024-10-03T08:14:59.320746 image/jpeg 4338 2024-10-03T08:14:59.048728 image/jpeg 132125 2024-10-03T08:14:56.738755 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