Peter B. Kyne

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Cappy Ricks or The Subjugation of Matt Peasley

Beschreibung

Cappy Ricks or The Subjugation of Matt Peasley is a novel written by Peter B. Kyne. The story revolves around the character of Cappy Ricks, a wealthy and influential businessman who owns a shipping company. The plot follows the journey of Matt Peasley, a young sailor who is hired by Ricks to work for his company. Peasley is portrayed as a hardworking and honest man who is determined to succeed in his career. However, he soon realizes that working for Ricks is not an easy task, as the businessman is known for his tough and dominating personality. Peasley soon finds himself in a constant power struggle with Ricks, who tries to subjugate him and make him obey his orders without question. The novel explores themes of ambition, loyalty, and the struggle for power in the business world. It also delves into the complex relationship between employer and employee, and the challenges faced by those who are trying to establish themselves in their careers. Overall, Cappy Ricks or The Subjugation of Matt Peasley is a compelling tale of ambition and power, and the lengths that people will go to in order to achieve their goals. It is a classic work of fiction that is sure to captivate readers with its engaging plot and well-developed characters.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Peter B Kyne was born on October 12, 1880 in San Francisco to John Kyne and Mary Cresham. Peter B. Kyne was one of the best creative writers, for both novels and short stories, in American Literature. He went to business college with the goal to help people at the farm, but his professors noticed his skill for writing and advised him to become a writer.After doing a lot of jobs, Kyne lied about his age and joined the military. After leaving the military, Kyne again got a few suggestions for doing the job, and in 1905 got employed as a reporter in San Francisco Morning Call. He has been writing short stories and started publishing them after getting married in 1910, and also often in some major magazines of the day, for example, Collier's and The Saturday Evening Post. Kyne's first novel, "The Three Godfathers", was published in 1913, where he got major success. It was also made into a few movies, the most popular was featuring John Wayne (3 Godfathers (1948)). Most of his short stories and novels were converted into movies and during the 1930s people over their having thought that it was difficult to go into a theatre and not see a film based on Kyne's story. He likewise also worked on the screenplays of a few of the movies based on his books. In 1940, his last book was published, "Dude woman".

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 584g
• ISBN-13: 9781417986507
• ISBN-10: 1417986506
• Artikelnr.: 21779050