James Oliver Curwood, Disciple of the Wilds

"James Oliver Curwood, Disciple of the Wilds" by Hobart Donald Swiggett

James Oliver Curwood was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. Many of his books were set in the wild and unforgiving Yukon and Alaskan wilderness. In this book, Swiggett delivers a comprehensive biography of this great writer and man. From his childhood through his adulthood, the book takes readers on a journey of the twists life took to lead him to the career he's remembered for.