Emerson Hough (1857–1923)
Författare till The Covered Wagon
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Serier
Verk av Emerson Hough
The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive (1913) 16 exemplar
The Chronicles of the Old West - 4 Historical Books Exploring the Wild Past of the American West (Illustrated): Western… (2017) 4 exemplar
John Rawn 3 exemplar
Rough Trip Through Yellowstone: The Epic Winter Expedition of Emerson Hough, F. Jay Haynes and Billy Hofer (2013) 1 exemplar
The Covered Wagon. Illustrated with Scenes from the Photoplay, a Paramount Picture. (1922) 1 exemplar
Yellowstone National Park 1 exemplar
WILD WEST ADVENTURES – Boxed Set: 9 Western Classics in One Volume (Illustrated): The Girl at the Halfway House, The… (2017) 1 exemplar
The gold brick and the gold mine : fake mining schemes that steal the people's savings (2010) 1 exemplar
The Mississippi Bubble 1 exemplar
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- Födelsedag
- 1857-06-28
- Avled
- 1923-04-30
- Begravningsplats
- Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Födelseort
- Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
- Dödsort
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Bostadsorter
- Newton, Iowa, USA
White Oaks, New Mexico, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Evanston, Illinois, USA - Utbildning
- State University of Iowa (BPhil|Law)
- Yrken
- lawyer
writer
conservationist
historian
explorer - Organisationer
- Phi Beta Kappa
South Shore Country Club
Society of Midland Authors
The Little Room
The Cliff Dwellers
White Paper Club
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Statistik
- Verk
- 47
- Även av
- 8
- Medlemmar
- 502
- Popularitet
- #49,320
- Betyg
- 3.8
- Recensioner
- 3
- ISBN
- 211
- Språk
- 3
Fun book, lots of pirate lingo. Not really a romance, more of an adventure with a romance necessary to that adventure. After all, what's a pirate story without a fair captive? Definitely not a bodice-ripper though, so if that's your flavor, don't bother. There isn't one single scene that goes beyond polite hand kissing. As historical fiction though, it's an entertaining look at the time, as well as some interesting tidbits about real pirates, particularly Jean Lafitte in Louisiana.
A bit of a warning: if you get bent over an occasional lack of modern political correctness, I might not recommend this. It was first published in 1913, so there are some terms that are less than polite now. The characters are from the northern states though, so it's not bad for the period it was written in.
I started reading it as my "waiting book" (the kindle book I read while waiting in lines or what-not) but by half way through I was interested enough in it to just sit down and read it. My only issue with it was Helena, the fair captive in question. Maybe her personality was a product of the times, but I still found her greedy and vapid and never could quite understand why anyone would lose a minute's sleep over her. To be fair, the story wouldn't have worked if she was any other way, but just because she's necessary doesn't mean I have to like her. I adored Harry though and the little bits of philosophy that were used to add dimension to his character. The descriptions of locations were also awesome. I could almost taste the food in the restaurant in Baton Rouge (and wanted to slap Helena for leaving before the meal ended), and the storm...wow. Plus I just like pirate stories *shrug*.… (mer)