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Informationen zum Autor M. Allerdale Grainger, Afterword by Caroline Adderson Klappentext When Woodsmen of the West first appeared in 1908! most readers could not relate to its rendering of the rough edges of logging-camp life. M. Allerdale Grainger refused to sentimentalize the West - he drew from life. While his dramatic and loosely structured tale is at heart a love story! it also tells of what happens when the novel's British narrator encounters a small-time logging operator whose obsession with lumber is matched by his lust for power over other men. Today the novel is recognized as marking a significant shift in fiction written in and about the Canadian West. The accuracy of its detail makes it one of the finest examples of local realism in Canadian writing. It is also a fascinating chronicle of conflicting personalities! and of the genius of British Columbia hand-loggers! the culture of camp life! and the intrigues and corruption of the lumber business at the turn of the century. The New Canadian Library edition is an unabridged reprint of the original text! complete with the original photographs. Zusammenfassung When Woodsmen of the West first appeared in 1908, most readers could not relate to its rendering of the rough edges of logging-camp life. M. Allerdale Grainger refused to sentimentalize the West – he drew from life. While his dramatic and loosely structured tale is at heart a love story, it also tells of what happens when the novel’s British narrator encounters a small-time logging operator whose obsession with lumber is matched by his lust for power over other men. Today the novel is recognized as marking a significant shift in fiction written in and about the Canadian West. The accuracy of its detail makes it one of the finest examples of local realism in Canadian writing. It is also a fascinating chronicle of conflicting personalities, and of the genius of British Columbia hand-loggers, the culture of camp life, and the intrigues and corruption of the lumber business at the turn of the century. The New Canadian Library edition is an unabridged reprint of the original text, complete with the original photographs. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 In Vancouver 2 Going North 3 At Hanson Island Hotel 4 At Port Browning 5 At Carter’s Camp 6 Dave and Speculation 7 Carter’s Earlier Career 8 Carter as Railroad Foreman 9 Carter as Saloon Man 10 Carter the Hand-logger 11 From Working-man to Boss 12 The Employer of Men 13 Hazarding the Donk 14 Carter in Apotheosis 15 The Arrival of the New Gang 16 The Captain of the Sonora 17 The Grounding of the Sonora 18 The Spirit of the Thing 19 Steamboating on the Inlet 20 Steam and the Sonora 21 Hard Times Coming 22 Living on the Sonora at Port Browning 23 Voyaging Between Hotels 24 Dan Macdonnell 25 Last Voyage and Sinking of the Sonora 26 Christmas Day 27 A Ghost Story 28 Race Down the Inlet 29 Back to Carter 30 Nerves and Remorse 31 I Quit 32 To Oblivion – With Carter Afterword...
