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Blazed Trail Stories and Stories Of The Wild Life

by Stewart Edward WHITE (1873 - 1946)

Part 1 Blazed Trail Stories 2 The Foreman

Thirteen short stories by a popular writer of the early 20th century (not to be confused with an earlier book Blazed Trail). White's books were popular at a time when America was losing its vanishing wilderness. He was a keen observer of the beauties of nature and human nature, yet could render them in a plain-spoken style. Based on his own experience, whether writing camping journals or Westerns, he included pithy and fun details about cabin-building, canoeing, logging, gold-hunting, and guns and fishing and hunting. He also interviewed people who had been involved in the fur trade, the California gold rush and other pioneers which provided him with details that give his novels verisimilitude. He salted in humor and sympathy for colorful characters such as canny Indian guides and "greenhorn" campers who carried too much gear. - Summary by Wikipedia and david wales

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Listen next episodes of Blazed Trail Stories and Stories Of The Wild Life:
Part 1 Blazed Trail Stories 3 The Scaler , Part 1 Blazed Trail Stories 4 The River-Boss , Part 1 Blazed Trail Stories 5 The Fifth Way , Part 1 Blazed Trail Stories 6 The Life Of The Winds Of Heaven , Part 2 Stories Of The Wildlife 1 The Girl Who Got Rattled , Part 2 Stories Of The Wildlife 2 Billy's Tenderfoot , Part 2 Stories Of The Wildlife 3 The Two Cartridges , Part 2 Stories Of The Wildlife 4 The Race , Part 2 Stories Of The Wildlife 5 The Saving Grace , Part 2 Stories Of The Wildlife 6 The Prospector , Part 2 Stories Of The Wildlife 7 The Girl In Red