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Betty Zane
I found this book one of Mr. Grey's finer writings, perhaps due to his emotional and familial attachment to the subject. The feel of the time is very real and still written with contemporary digestability. Not to be overlooked by fans of Zane Grey or historical novels.
From Wikipedia: Elizabeth "Betty" Zane McLaughlin Clark (July 19, 1759 – August 23, 1823) was an alleged heroine of the…
Gemeinsame Themen: Scouting, Wars, Women pioneers, Indians of North America
Wildnis Kanadas
The toils, troubles, and satisfactions of pioneer life are recorded with charm and vivacity on The Backwoods of Canada, by Catherine Parr Traill, who, like her sister Susanna Moodie, left the comforts of genteel English society for the rigours of a new, young land. Traill offers a vivid and honest account of her trip to North America and of her first two and a helf years living in the bush…
Gemeinsame Themen: Women pioneers, Indians of North America, Frontier and pioneer life, History
Meine Antonia
My Antonia, first published 1918, is one of Willa Cather's greatest works. It is the last novel in the Prairie trilogy, preceded by O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark.My Antonia tells the stories of several immigrant families who move out to rural Nebraska to start new lives in America, with a particular focus on a Bohemian family, the Shimerdas, whose eldest daughter is named Antonia. The…
Gemeinsame Themen: Women pioneers, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, History
Der Wilde Mann des Westens
This book, is a tale of the Rocky Mountains. The story is about a boy named March Marson who spends his days traveling and hunting buffalo for his mother. Learning about the mysterious wild man of the west, he sets out on a journey to explore the rocky mountains with Bob Bounce, a friend of his, by his side.
Gemeinsame Themen: Indians of North America, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns