Big Brownie
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- Synopsis
- IN the story of Big Brownie, one of the rare Kodiak bears, largest flesh-eating animal in the world, Rutherford Montgomery gives a wonderful portrait of a true king of beasts, in a swift tale of action and wild life. As Big Brownie and his sister, orphaned by bear hunters, grow up alone, learning their wilderness lessons and the danger of human foes, we see how these powerful, slow-to-anger animals' live, fish, and hunt on their island homes. Drama comes when the Miller Sheep Company sends bear hunters to Happy Valley, the Kodiak Island retreat of Ruth Keller and her father, to exterminate the bears. The Kellers love and understand these great fellows, particularly Big Brownie, and they have learned to live in peace with them. Ruth cleverly outwits the bear hunters, only to find that the sheep company can legally evict her father and herself. It is then that young Chuck Miller convinces Ruth he is on her side, despite his name, and solves their problem. BIG BROWNIE is based on the dramatic true story of the successful fight of nature lovers and conservationists to protect the Kodiak bear when it was faced with extinction. And today BIG BROWNIE has added interest, for Mr. Montgomery gives a vivid picture of Kodiak Island, so near our present Alaskan fighting front.
- Copyright:
- 1944
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 222 Pages
- Publisher:
- Henry Holt & Company, Inc.
- Date of Addition:
- 07/19/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Henry Holt & Company, Inc.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction, Outdoors and Nature
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Murray
- Proofread By:
- BookMouse
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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