Rolf Boldrewood

Broschiertes Buch

The Last Chance

A Tale Of The Golden West (1905)

Beschreibung

""The Last Chance: A Tale of the Golden West"" is a novel written by Rolf Boldrewood and published in 1905. The story is set in the American Old West during the mid-19th century and follows the adventures of a group of gold miners who are struggling to make a living in the harsh and unforgiving landscape. The main character, Dick Marston, is a young and ambitious miner who is determined to strike it rich and make a name for himself. Along the way, he encounters a cast of colorful characters, including a beautiful but mysterious woman, a ruthless outlaw, and a group of Native Americans who are fighting to protect their land from the encroaching settlers. As the story unfolds, Dick must navigate a series of dangerous situations and make difficult choices in order to survive and achieve his goals. ""The Last Chance"" is a thrilling adventure story that captures the spirit of the American West and explores themes of ambition, greed, and the pursuit of wealth.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

Thomas Alexander Browne, an Australian author, wrote many of his novels under the pseudonym Rolf Boldrewood. Robbery Under Arms, a novel about bushranging from 1882, is his best known work. Browne was born in London, the eldest child of Captain Sylvester John Brown, a former shipmaster for the East India Company, and his wife Elizabeth Angell, nee Alexander. His mother was his "earliest admirer and most indulgent critic, to whom is chiefly due whatever meed of praise my readers may hereafter vouchsafe" (Dedication Old Melbourne Memories). Thomas added the letter 'e' to his surname in the 1860s. After his father's barque Proteus delivered a cargo of convicts in Hobart, the family relocated to Sydney in 1831. Browne spent approximately twenty-five years as a squatter and almost the same amount of time as a government official, but his third profession as an author lasted forty years. While recovering from a riding accident in 1865, he published two articles for the Cornhill Magazine about pastoral life in Australia, and he started contributing articles and serial stories to Australian weeklies. One of these, Ups and Downs: A Story of Australian Life, was published as a book in London in 1878. It was well reviewed, but received little attention. In 1890, it was reissued under the title The Squatters Dream.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 689g
• ISBN-13: 9781437331387
• ISBN-10: 1437331386
• Artikelnr.: 25862939