Large Image
Share This
Description
? TRILOGY - Three of British author R. M. Ballantyne's action adventure novels are in this Kindle eBook: Fighting the Whales, Over the Rocky Mountains & Deep Down: A Tale of the Cornish Mines
Fighting the Whales (1866)
A young man goes to sea to earn money and finds himself in the midst of a whaling expedition. This is a tale evoking the early days of seafaring and is rich in detail about life was on a whaling ship in the 1800's. This book is suitable for young readers.
Over the Rocky Mountains (1860) Wandering Will in the Land of the Redskin
Another short but excellent book. The hero is Will Osten, or Wandering Will. He returns from his travels to find his father has died. Before his death, Will's father had been left a property in California. Will and his friends set off to California to discover life among the miners in the Gold Rush. Along the way, Will also finds a beautiful young woman.
Deep Down: A Tale of the Cornish Mines (1868)
An exciting story involving love, life, laughter and smuggling among the inhabitants of the area surrounding the copper mines of St. Just, Cornwall in Britain, set in the mid 19th century.
About The Author
Edinburgh, Scotland-born author Robert Michael Ballantyne (1825 -1894) wrote novels for young boys, publishing more than 100 books. At age 16, Ballantyne went to Canada where he spent five years working for the Hudson's Bay Company. He traded with Native Americans for furs, making his jouney by canoe and sleigh, which gave him the basis for his novel Snowflakes and Sunbeams (1856). Ballantyne returned to Scotland in 1847 and learned that his father had died. He published his first book the following year, Hudson's Bay: or, Life in the Wilds of North America.
Robert Michael Ballantyne''s books include:
The Young Fur-Traders (1856), The Coral Island (1857), The World of Ice (1859), Ungava: a Tale of Eskimo Land (1857), The Dog Crusoe (1860), The Lighthouse (1865), Fighting the Whales (1866), Deep Down (1868), The Pirate City (1874), Erling the Bold (1869), The Settler and the Savage (1877), and more than 100 others.
Tag This Book
This Book Has Been Tagged
Our Recommendation
Notify Me When The Price...
Log In to track this book on eReaderIQ.
Track These Authors
Log In to track R. M. Ballantyne on eReaderIQ.