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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aJenkins, Charles Christopher
245 1 4 _aThe Timber Pirate
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-05-10
508 _aThis etext was transcribed by Les Bowler
520 _a"The Timber Pirate" by Charles Christopher Jenkins is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of adventure, ambition, and intrigue set against the backdrop of the lumber industry in Canada. The central character appears to be Louis Hammond, a young man drawn into a mysterious mission involving a timber operation and a web of corporate rivalry and personal stakes. The opening of the novel introduces a stark, icy wilderness where an elderly man near death reveals secrets about a gold mine to his young companion, Alexander, moments before passing. This pivotal encounter sets the tone for secrecy and ambition. As the narrative shifts to Louis Hammond, we see him arriving at a pulpwood camp in Northern Ontario, where he is thrust into a world dominated by corporate machinations and eccentric characters, including the enigmatic Acey Smith, the camp's superintendent. The prose conveys an atmosphere of tension and mystery as Hammond grapples with his unclear mission and his attraction to a woman named Josephine Stone, further complicating his already intricate engagement in the unfolding events. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aInheritance and succession -- Fiction
653 _aCanada -- Fiction
653 _aBusinessmen -- Fiction
653 _aRacially mixed people -- Fiction
653 _aLumber trade -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62081
999 _c102905
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