Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 82 Gordon-Cumming, Roualeyn 1820 1866 Gordon-Cumming, R. (Roualeyn) Gordon-Cumming, Roualeyn George Cummimg, Roualeyn Gordon Cumming, Gordon Forest and Frontiers; Or, Adventures Among the Indians Reading ease score: 61.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Contains extracts from: R.G. Gordon-Cumming. Five years of a hunter's life ... London, 1850. The rest of the book is made up of tales of the American Indians, etc. by unknown author(s). Produced by Ted Garvin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Forest and Frontiers; Or, Adventures Among the Indians" by Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming is a historical account likely written in the mid-19th century. The book chronicles the thrilling adventures of Mr. Cumming, a British officer who resigned his commission to explore the interior of Africa while engaging in big game hunting. It primarily revolves around his encounters with various wild animals and indigenous tribes, showcasing the perilous and often exhilarating life of an adventurer in the untamed wilderness. The opening of the work presents a vivid account of Mr. Cumming's daring confrontation with a pride of lions in Africa, highlighting both his skill as a hunter and the majestic yet fearsome nature of the animals he pursues. He describes in detail the strategies he employed to approach the lions while showcasing his anxiety and excitement during the hunt. This segment is not just a hunt; it is a testament to the challenges of navigating the African landscape and the thrill of engaging with its wildlife. Through Cumming's perspective, readers are drawn into the heart of a world where man and nature collide spectacularly, setting the stage for further adventures that lie ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Indians of North America Hunting PR Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 237930 234989 2024-10-04T07:12:02.746259 2023-10-04T07:01:47.733956 text/html text/html 230141 2020-12-26T16:41:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 87989 2020-12-26T16:41:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 171119 2024-10-04T07:12:09.764223 application/epub+zip 173433 2024-10-04T07:12:06.242258 application/epub+zip 162471 2024-10-04T07:12:04.970239 application/epub+zip 380358 2024-10-04T07:12:12.437239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367922 2024-10-04T07:12:08.968268 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314901 2022-09-04T10:15:40.834854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224207 224157 2024-10-04T07:12:02.201277 2023-10-04T07:01:47.434992 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 223969 2020-12-26T16:41:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 86710 2020-12-26T16:41:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 223961 2020-12-26T16:41:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86688 2020-12-26T16:41:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22441 2024-10-04T07:12:12.568202 application/rdf+xml 20291 2024-10-04T07:12:05.515242 image/jpeg 4147 2024-10-04T07:12:05.242246 image/jpeg 167561 2024-10-04T07:12:02.768263 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