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Flaming Forest, The
An hour ago, under the marvelous canopy of the blue northern sky, David Carrigan, Sergeant in His Most Excellent Majesty's Royal Northwest Mounted Police, had hummed softly to himself, and had thanked God that he was alive. He had blessed McVane, superin-tendent of "N" Division at Athabasca Landing, for detailing him to the mission on which he was bent. He was glad that he was traveling alone, and in the deep forest, and that for many weeks his adventure would carry him deeper and deeper into his beloved north. Making his noonday tea over a fire at the edge of the river, with the green forest crowding like an inundation on three sides of him, he had come to the conclusion - for the hundredth time, perhaps - that it was a nice thing to be alone in the world, for he was on what his comrades at the Landing called a "bad assignment." "If anything happens to me," Carrigan had said to McVane, "there isn't anybody in particular to notify. I lost out in the matter of family a long time ago."
Golden Snare (Webster’s Portuguese Thesaurus Edition), The
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Portuguese thesaurus at the bottom of each page for the more difficult English words highlighted in the text. There are many editions of The Golden Snare. This edition would be useful if you would like to enrich your Portuguese-English vocabulary, whether for self-improvement or for preparation in advanced of college examinations. Webster's edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of difficult and potentially ambiguous English words. Rare or idiosyncratic words and expressions are given lower priority compared to "difficult, yet commonly used" English words. Rather than supply a single translation, many words are translated for a variety of meanings in Portuguese, allowing readers to better grasp the ambiguity of English without using the notes as a pure translation crutch. Having the reader decipher a word's meaning within context serves to improve vocabulary retention and understanding. Each page covers words not already highlighted on previous pages. This edition is helpful to Portuguese-speaking students enrolled in an English Language Program (ELP), an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) program, an English as a Second Language Program (ESL), or in a TOEFL or TOEIC preparation program. Students who are actively building their vocabularies in Portuguese or English may also find this useful for Advanced Placement (AP ) tests. TOEFL, TOEIC, AP and Advanced Placement are trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which has neither reviewed nor endorsed this book. This book is one of a series of Webster's paperbacks that allows the reader to obtain more value from the experience of reading. Translations are from Webster's Online Dictionary, derived from a meta-analysis of public sources, cited on the site.
In the Wilderness
This volume contains a collection of exciting hunting and wilderness anecdotes that will appeal to those with an interest in tales of survival and outdoor pursuits. This book would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature, and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Warner's work. The chapters include: "How I Killed a Bear", "Lost in the Woods", "A Fight with a Trout", "A Character Study", "Camping Out", "A Wilderness Romance", "What Some People Call Pleasure", etcetera. Charles Dudley Warner (1829 - 1900) was an American novelist, essayist, and close friend of Mark Twain. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.
The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness
For years, small-time criminal Jolly Roger McKay has been on the lam, hiding in town after nondescript town from the Royal Northwest Mounted Police who will stop at nothing to apprehend him, despite the fact that his track record of petty crime hardly merits the effort. In one small village, the goodhearted outlaw meets his match in a young woman named Nada. Will he give up life on the run to live happily ever after?
Walden, or Life in the Woods ; On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
Disdainful of America's growing commercialism and industrialism, Henry David Thoreau left Concord, Massachusetts, in 1845 to live in solitude in the woods by Walden Pond. Walden: is the classic account of his stay there, conveys at once a naturalist's wonder at the commonplace and a Transcendentalist's yearning for spiritual truth and self-reliance. Civil disobedience: is an analysis of the individuals relationship to the state that focuses on why men obey governmental law even when they believe it to be unjust, expressing his antislavery and antiwar sentiments.