The bear-hunters of the Rocky Mountains / by Anne Bowman, author of "The boy voyagers," "The kangaroo-hunters," "The young exiles," "Esperanza," et cetera, et cetera.

Author/Creator:

Bowman, Anne, active 19th century author.

Publication:

Boston : Crosby and Nichols, 1864.

Series:

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood.
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource (iv, 474 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations.

Subjects:

Hunters -- Juvenile fiction.
Women hunters -- Juvenile fiction.
Adventure stories.
Tutors and tutoring -- Juvenile fiction.
Bears -- Juvenile fiction.
Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction.
Outdoor life -- Juvenile fiction.
Wilderness survival -- Juvenile fiction.
Camping -- Juvenile fiction.
Nature stories.
Rocky Mountains -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction.

Summary:

Harold Crofton, his tutor, and a party of Irish immigrants sail to California to seek adventure and a new life. Harold finds more on a hunting trip to the Rocky Mountains than pelts when he rescues Ellen from a life in the wild.

Notes:

Illustrations engraved and signed by Kilburn and Mallory.
Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.

Local notes:

Scanned copy imperfect: some pages text cut off at edge; some pages blotted; dark illustrations.

Contributor:

Kilburn & Mallory, engraver.

OCLC:

905318510

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.

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