Andy Adams

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Mystery of the Ambush in India (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

When sixteen-year-old Biff Brewster arrives in Calcutta to meet his father, he instead receives a mysterious recorded message telling him to go to the New India Bazaar. There, Biff and his friends Chandra and Kamuka are drawn into a dangerous adventure involving a priceless ruby known as the Light of the Lama. As they journey across India, Biff must protect the ruby from a secret cult of stranglers and a gang of international spies who will stop at nothing to steal the gem. Teaming up with a secret agent named Barma Shah, Biff, Chandra and Kamuka face tigers, treacherous bridges, and deadly traps in a suspenseful quest to deliver the ruby and find Biff's missing father. This classic tale from the 1960s brims with exotic locales, colorful characters, and edge-of-your-seat thrills that will keep readers guessing until the very end.

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Autor

Andy Adams was an American author of western literature who lived from May 3, 1859, to September 26, 1935. The son of Andrew Adams, who was of Irish origin, and Elizabeth Elliott, who was of Scottish descent, Andy Adams was born in Thorncreek Township, Whitley County, Indiana. He assisted with the cattle and horses on the family farm when he was a little boy. He moved to Texas in the early 1880s and lived there for ten years, spending a lot of that time moving cattle over the western routes. He attempted to become a merchant in 1890, but the endeavor was unsuccessful. He next tried his hand at gold mining in Colorado and Nevada. He relocated to Colorado Springs in 1894, where he remained until his death. His most popular work, The Log of a Cowboy, was published in 1903, when he was 43 years old and he starting to write. A Texas Matchmaker (1904), The Outlet (1905), Cattle Brands (1906), Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography (1907), Wells Brothers (1911), and The Ranch on the Beaver are some of his other books (1927).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alien Ebooks
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781667631165
• Artikelnr.: 70426192