Maroon cloth, spines lettered in gilt, map endpapers, top edges gilt. Northwest passage by roberts, kenneth lewis, unknown edition. Item may have page creases, creased spine, bent cover or markings inside. Signed kenneth roberts northwest passage march to quebec 3 book lot condition. Northwest passage is an historical novel by kenneth roberts, published in 1937. After the grimy streets of london,we are guided through the wilderness and the majestic great lakes and the prairies all the way west to the shining mountains. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading northwest passage.
Jane kivik free download or read online northwest passage pdf epub book. Northwest passage by kenneth roberts and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Basis for the classic and successful 1940 king vidor film starring spencer tracy. Sharing focus is the novels single narrator langdon towne, a young artist from maine who first. Buy a cheap copy of northwest passage book by kenneth roberts. Read northwest passage online by kenneth roberts in pdf epub kindle and download other book formats. Summaries langdon towne and hunk marriner join major rogers rangers as they wipe out an indian village. Pdf northwest passage book by kenneth roberts free download. Northwest passage by kenneth roberts southampton books. Northwest passage by roberts, kenneth lewis, 18851957.
Based on the kenneth roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join rogers rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the french and indian war. Technically, the historic visit by robert rogers depicted in the book and film took place at stoodleys first tavern on state street. Now comes northwest passage, dealing with the time of the frenchindian wars, the terrible uncertainty of the english relations with the indians, with their own colonists on distant frontiers. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Even though the story is not quite in the same class as kenneth roberts northwest passage, it does contain strong characterizations, especially those involving the leaders of the fur traders. This first half of the book is easily the most interesting, rich in fairly accurate detail about rogers leadership and the audacious heroism of his rangers. The picture is based on a novel by kenneth roberts titled northwest passage 1937. Northwest passage kindle edition by roberts, kenneth. Find northwest passage by roberts, kenneth at biblio. Told through the eyes of primary character langdon towne, much of this novel centers around the exploits and character of robert rogers, the leader of rogers rangers, who were a colonial force fighting with the british during the french and indian war. From 190718 he was on the staff of the boston post newspaper, first as a columnist and then, when his column proved extremely popular, he was given his own page. The story is narrated by the fictional langdon towne, a former student at harvard and wouldbe artist, who is forced to flee portsmouth, new hampshire, after.
A very clean and solid set and scarce in the original jackets and slipcase. American novelist kenneth roberts was born in kennebunk, maine, in 1885. After reuniting with rogers they return to america in search of the fabled northwest passage. Northwest passage book by kenneth lewis roberts 6 available. Northwest passage ebook by kenneth roberts 9781473347199. Book overview this description may be from another edition of this product. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 709 pages and is available in paperback format. Northwest passage book irogers rangers 1940 turner. Northwest passage kenneth roberts hc 1937 doubleday.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Signed 1st edition northwest passage kenneth roberts 1937 hand signed by roberts. Both volumes are in fine condition in reddish cloth covered boards with gilt text stampings on the spine and gilt top edges to the text blocks. He worked first as a journalist, becoming nationally known for his work with the saturday evening post from 1919 to 1928, and then as a popular novelist. The second half of the book follows major rogers further career in england and on the northwest frontier. Pdfbooks northwest passage pdf epub by kenneth roberts. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. An american ranger commander leads an expedition against an indian town and dreams of finding an overland passage to the pacific. In drafting the manuscript of northwest passage, his great novel of french and indian wars and the gargantuan major robert rogers, kenneth roberts wrote more than 2,000,000 words with his parker vacumatic.
Forest green cloth cover blindstamped on front, with gilt lettering on black label on the. Northwest passage by kenneth roberts, paperback barnes. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through timesmachine. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Book i of this novel appeared serially under the title of rogers rangers. In february 2020, the film was shown at the 70th berlin international film festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to king vidors career. Ive never read better historical fiction than that written by kenneth. Clip from the 1940 movie northwest passage book i rogers rangers 126 min. Francis and their marches before and after the battle. John cabot, a venetian navigator living in england, became the first european to explore the northwest passage in 1497 he sailed from bristol, england.
Collectible booksellers kenneth roberts historical. First edition of kenneth roberts historical novel which follows the exploits of robert rogers, the leader of a colonial force fighting with the british during the french and indian war. Northwest passage containing the courtmartial of major robert rogers, the courtmartial of lt. Second volume is an appendix containing historical background information of major robert rogers and the court martial of lt. Northwest passage has 6 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. They have the quality of recapturing a period, incidents, with a sense of eye witness. The first half of the book is fast paced and descriptive of the those times during the indian troubles along the northwestern border of new england during the french and indian war. Written from the viewpoint of a fictional friend o. Northwest passage by kenneth lewis roberts alibris. Northwest passage book by kenneth roberts thriftbooks.
Kenneth roberts has 80 books on goodreads with 14382 ratings. Complete summary of kenneth roberts northwest passage. Born in kennebunk, maine, roberts specialized in regionalist historical fiction, often writing about his native state and its terrain and. An exciting and fast paced adventure story based in colonial america. The movie starring spencer tracey was based on this adventure novel. The first edition of the novel was published in 1937, and was written by kenneth roberts. The item may have identifying markings on it or show other signs of previous use. Hubbard has created a memorable figure in yellow hair. Vintage 1937 northwest passage book kenneth roberts. Books about new hampshire northwest passage roberts, kenneth doubleday, 1937 portsmouth, dunbarton, n.
Two volume limited edition housed in the original illustrated slipcase. It was based on the first part of kenneth robertss 1937 novel of the same name. While roberts published his first novel in 1930 arundel, he did not gain notoriety until after the publication of northwest passage 1937. The book an npr best book of the year and 2021 pacific northwest book award winner is the start of a new partnership between northwest passages and wishing tree books and 10% of the book sale.
Signed on the title page, with all the good wishes of kenneth roberts x. Jan 04, 2020 in drafting the manuscript of northwest passage, his great novel of french and indian wars and the gargantuan major robert rogers, kenneth roberts wrote more than 2,000,000 words with his parker vacumatic. This classic of kenneth roberts is the second historical novel selected by john jakes for his library of historical fiction. Told through the eyes of primary character langdon towne, much of the novel follows the exploits and character of robert rogers, the leader of rogers rangers, who were a colonial force fighting with the british during the french and indian war. Kenneth robertss most popular book is northwest passage. Internet archive open library book donations 300 funston avenue san francisco, ca 94118. Northwest passage is a 1940 technicolor film, starring spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan, ruth hussey, and others. Structurally, northwest passage is divided into halves. Told through the eyes of primary character langdon towne, much of the novel. Used acceptable the item is fairly worn but still readable. Northwest passage by kenneth roberts signed first edition.
See all books authored by kenneth roberts, including arundel, and northwest passage, and more on. When you buy books using these links the internet archive may earn a small commission. From 190718 he was on the staff of the boston post newspaper, first as a columnist and then, when his column proved extremely popular, he was given his own. Good copy, faded linen boards, no dj but flyleaf pasted inside front cover, name and date 1939 on fep. The mgm film version of kenneth roberts historical novel northwest passage starring spencer. An american ranger commander leads an expedition against an indian town and dreams of. In 1936, with no tv, people had a different kind of mind, and they liked to sit with a book, and sit and sit. Pdf northwest passage book by kenneth roberts free. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Kenneth lewis roberts december 8, 1885 july 21, 1957 was an american writer of historical novels. An american ranger commander leads an expedition against an indian town and dreams of finding an overland passage to. Signs of wear include aesthetic issues such as scratches, worn covers, damaged binding. Northwest passage kenneth roberts first edition signed.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Written from the viewpoint of a fictional friend of the historic robert rodgers, famed in america as the leader of rodgers rangers a guerrilla squadron harassing the english forces throughout the american war of independence. Then unfortunately the book rushes to an anticlimax and ends,virtually missing out the american revolution. Northwest passage kenneth roberts the unofficial site.
Northwest passage is an epic story of early north america during the french and indian war. Book one, rogers rangers by kenneth roberts new york, 1937. Samuel stephens and other new material by roberts, kenneth. If you own this book, you can mail it to our address below. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. White dust jackets are complete though the lettering on the spines is faded by half and there is moderate wrinkling to volume i, very minor wrinkling to volume ii. Samuel stephens and other new material by roberts, kenneth lewis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. You can also purchase this book from a vendor and ship it to our address. Kenneth roberts books list of books by author kenneth roberts. Northwest passage by kenneth roberts, first edition. Read northwest passage by kenneth roberts available from rakuten kobo. Kenneth roberts books list of books by author kenneth. Last updated on july 14, 2015, by enotes editorial.
The story follows langdon towne played by robert young, a young man. Details about signed kenneth roberts northwest passage march to quebec 3 book lot see original listing. He received his higher education at cornell university, from which he graduated in 1908. Jan 04, 2020 stoodleys tavern is a key setting in the novel northwest passage by kenneth roberts, and in a 1940 hollywood film of the same name. Northwest passage,1937,kenneth roberts,1st edition ebay. Major rogers is a little known figure, an indian righter, known for his campaign with his rangers against the. Northwest passage has 6 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace same low prices, bigger selection, more fun. It was the basis for the 1940 movie northwest passage, starring spencer tracy.
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